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Drifting Station Ceremonies34 viewsFlag ceremonies at North Pole stations typically marked the establishment of each new team. Image credit: EWG.
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Drifting Station Ceremonies24 viewsPart of the opening ceremonies involved the firing of guns and rifles. Image credit: EWG.
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Drifting Station Ceremonies32 viewsSimilar to the opening ceremonies, the closing ceremonies also involved firing guns and rifles. This ceremony commemorates the closing of North Pole Station 25. Image credit: EWG.
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Drifting Station Ceremonies38 viewsThe station members of NP-25 gather for a final photograph during the closing ceremony. Image credit: EWG.
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Drifting Station Ceremonies44 viewsThe station members of NP-30, one of the last Russian North Pole Stations, gather for a photograph during the closing ceremony. Image credit: EWG.
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Life on a Drifting Station32 viewsTwo station members walking through the base camp of the high-latitude Sever expedition at Zhokov Island. Image credit: EWG.
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Life on a Drifting Station28 viewsThe main airplane, Ilyushin 14 (IL-14) used for transporting personnel and cargo. Image credit: EWG.
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Life on a Drifting Station22 viewsA biplane landing near an iceberg, off the Laptev Sea. Image credit: EWG.
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Life on a Drifting Station15 viewsRecreation could include climbing the large ridges and hummocks on the ice station floe. These often reached 10 meters in height. During excursions like this, one of the men would typically carry a rifle for protection against polar bears. Image credit: EWG.
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Life on a Drifting Station16 viewsCables leading to the meteorology laboratory at NP-21 supply electricity from a diesel generator. Image credit: EWG.
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Life on a Drifting Station17 viewsGenerators running on diesel fuel provided enough electricity to keep the camp well lit through the long arctic winter. Image credit: EWG.
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Life on a Drifting Station17 viewsSunset at a North Pole station. The large antennae are for studying ionospheric processes. Image credit: EWG.
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