The history of The Norwegian Polar Institute

7 March 1928 is the natural date to recognise as the inauguration of the Norwegian Polar Institute. This, after all, was when a unanimous Norwegian Parliament established Norges Svalbard- og Ishavs-undersøkelser (Norway’s Svalbard and Arctic Ocean Research Survey) (NSIU). At the time, state funding was pledged for a mere five-year term. Today, 90 years later, the institution still enjoys strong standing as Norway’s national institute for scientific research, mapping and environmental monitoring in the Arctic and the Antarctic.

Timeline of directors

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