Helicopter inspection of glaciers
This autumn, the Governor flew by helicopter over glacier areas where there is a lot of traffic, especially in winter.
In October, two glacier flights were made with observers from the Governor, tourism operators and the Longyearbyen Red Cross Corps. The flight schedules were:
Flight 1:
Adventdalen – Møysalbreen – Drønbreen – Eskerdalen – Sassendalen – Rabotbreen – Nordmannsfonna – Ulvebreen – Usherbreen – Mohnbukta – Königsbergbreen – Agardhdalen –Passbreen – Kjellstrømdalen – Gustavdalen – Danzigdalen – Svalbreen – Bromelldalen –Kvitskarvbreen – Sysselmannbreen – Akseløya – Kapp Linné.
Flight 2:
Adventdalen – Møysalbreen – Kokbreen – Slakbreen – Rabotbreen – Fimbulisen – Von Postbreen – Philippbreen – Filchnerfonna – Lomonosovfonna – Mittag-Lefflerbreen – Ragnarbreen – Hørbyebreen – Sefstrømbreen – Hamarbreen – Infantfonna – Dronningpasset – Kongsvegen – Sidevegen – Austre Osbornebreen – Devikbreen – Vintervegen – Borebreen – Nansenpasset – Esmarkbreen – Trygghamna.
See photos and maps in the attached documents.
The Governor emphasizes that pictures and maps do not say anything about the conditions elsewhere than those mentioned. In other words, it does not mean that it is safe everywhere else.
As always, those who are out in nature on Svalbard are encouraged to take precautions and be careful. Conditions may also have changed after the overflights. Safety is the individual's responsibility.
