The CASE 22 expedition (V)

In the last week, we spent some days in Wahlenbergfjorden to investigate the >600 million years old rocks, this was also the fiord, in which the long walk of our three colleagues took place.

Five days ago, we reached Chermdiseøya at about 80.5° N, the northernmost possible point of our expedition. The two days on that island were extremely interesting because we found other rocks than expected and the relationships are more complicated than we thought. But this also means that we have to come back to that beautiful place.

Hopefully, without the ice and with the possibility also to see the northeastern coast of Nordaustlandet. Another three days we spent in Brennevinsfjorden, Lady Franklinfjorden, and on the eastern part of Lågøya where we tracked the extremely old rocks, which we also found in Wahlenbergfjorden.

With reaching the north, the weather became much better: the sun was shining, almost no clouds and no wind – it felt like real summer although temperatures were not more than 8 degrees Celsius. Everybody enjoyed the weather, we even had dinner on deck and all work became much easier.

Now there are only a few days left on our CASE 22 expedition. Yesterday, Vinson of Antarctica already set off for going back to the south, and this morning we reached Krossfjorden - the last days of our expedition came way too early! -

The intense work on the rocks together with the wonderful time on board of Vinson of Antarctica and the fantastic teamwork of the crew and the geologists let time fly. However, time is not over yet! We will use the last days for more fieldwork and for enjoying the last days in that beautiful area!

The CASE 22 Expedition Team

12th August 2021