Svalbard From the timeline, Hunting and expeditions
1827
First Norwegian science expedition
The geologist B. M. Keilhau carried out the first Norwegian scientific expedition to Svalbard in 1827.
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Monday 10 February 2025Before the Wire, which starts 26 October 2026Updated 23:59
Polar night, day 108 of 112. The sun returns 15 February.
Svalbard Wire starts on 26 October 2026. Pages before that date show the history of the island.
The timeline by era
- 1596Discovery and whaling, 3 entries
- 1715Hunting and expeditions, 4 entries
- 1905The coal town, 6 entries
- 1920The Svalbard Treaty, 4 entries
- 1941War and rebuilding, 4 entries
- 1975The modern town, 3 entries
- 2015The present transition, 6 entries