Kapp Lee Research Station

Kapp Lee Research Station is located on the northwestern corner of Edge Øya on Storfjordens Eastern Shores. Three cabins are currently standing on the beach south of the cape, just north of Doleritt neset in position 78.08˚N and 20.8˚E. Two are in usable condidtions and have been used as a research station during ProClim 2004-2006.

The combination of sea ice conditions, cold air temperatures, and number of polar bears proved to be quite a challenge for the field plans at Kapp Lee, but much has been accomplished.

The living quarters at Kapp Lee is not of an outmost luxurious type, but it is a magnificent place to take a rest on a sunny day.

This satelite image shows the southern parts of Svalbard and was taken in Mars 2005. It shows the surface roughness, and thereby structures in the ice cover in the Barents Sea to the east. Eddies are also clearly visible west of Svalabard between the darker open ocean and the sea ice.

The view from Kapp Lee station a cold morning in March 2006. The old cabin is a trapper station from days long gone by.