Norway explores the faraway north

Expedition: the Sabvabaa hovercraft during earlier work on the Yermak plateau north of Svalbard

Norway is going even farther north in its pursuit of Arctic hydrocarbon riches with the launch this summer of a hovercraft research voyage from Svalbard to the North Pole.

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