The TARA Polar Station is present process sea trials this yr earlier than heading to the Arctic Maéva Bardy/Fondation Tara Océan
In 1893, Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen left Norway on a project to glide around the North Pole. His vessel, the Fram, have been specifically designed with a rounded hull so it could sit down on best of the Arctic ice, gently ferrying its team over the Arctic.
Nansen by no means made it to the North Pole, however after 3 years locked within the ice, the Fram emerged within the North Atlantic Ocean. The voyage was once the primary in historical past to…