Stanislaw Baranowski Polar Station - Svalbard and Jan Mayen

The station was built in 1971 below the site on the lateral moraine of the Werenskiold Glacier, where a meteorological station was established in 1970. The building was assembled from wooden, ready-made elements that were prepared earlier in Wrocław, Poland and transported to Spitsbergen on the ship. The initiator of the construction of the facility was Dr Stanisław Baranowski (glaciologist). Over the years the station overcome multiple renovations and modification and currently provides basic logistical resources: accomodation and storage facilities for research groups working in the area. The station supports fieldwork in number of scientific disciplines. The key areas of research are geomorphological (including permafrost studies), glaciological, climatological, geological and ecological studies. Both, long term and short term projects are carried out at the station.