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ON March 1, the Norwegian Polar Institute (Norsk Polarinstitutt) was established in Oslo in order to continue and expand the activity of Norges Svalbard- og Ishavs-underskelser. The latter office was founded in 1928, when it took over the work which since 1909 had been carried out by Government-supported expeditions to Svalbard. Norges Svalbard- og Ishavs-underskelser has been engaged in the preparation of topographic maps and hydrographic charts of the Svalbard region and in geological investigation on Svalbard. It has provided facilities for numerous scientific workers to visit Svalbard and Eastern Greenland, and has carried out a large amount of practical Work such as the establishment of aids for navigation and maintenance of weather stations.
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The Norwegian Polar Institute. Nature 161, 987–988 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161987b0
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