{"id":25202,"date":"2026-08-07T10:22:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T08:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.france.no\/?p=25202"},"modified":"2026-08-07T10:22:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T08:22:14","slug":"from-the-fram-to-tara-polar-station-a-new-chapter-in-arctic-exploration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.france.no\/no\/2026\/vitenskap-og-forskning\/from-the-fram-to-tara-polar-station-a-new-chapter-in-arctic-exploration\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Fram to Tara Polar Station: A New Chapter in Arctic Exploration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On 6 August 2026<\/strong>, the Institut fran\u00e7ais de Norv\u00e8ge<\/strong>, in partnership with the Tara Ocean Foundation<\/strong> and the UiT – The Arctic University of Norway<\/strong>, was pleased to host a reception on board the Tara Polar Station<\/strong> during its stopover in Troms\u00f8, just a few weeks after departing from Lorient for its very first scientific expedition: Tara Polaris I<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Reception on board the Tara Polar Station during its stopover in Troms\u00f8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

This drifting polar research station is preparing to become locked into the sea ice for more than a year in order to study the Arctic Ocean, the consequences of sea ice melting, and the impact of pollution on these fragile and rapidly changing ecosystems. The data collected will help improve our understanding of climate change and inform decision-making aimed at protecting the Arctic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Norway, this stopover holds particular significance. The Tara Polar Station follows in the footsteps of the great polar expeditions pioneered by the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen<\/strong> aboard the Fram<\/strong><\/em>. Between 1893 and 1896, the Fram<\/em>‘s famous drift through the Arctic sea ice profoundly transformed our understanding of the Arctic Ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Fram in Antarctica during the Amundsen Expedition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

More than a century later, the goal is now to better understand a rapidly changing Arctic in order to better protect it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bringing together 30 scientific institutions from 12 different countries<\/strong>, Tara Polaris I<\/strong> demonstrates the strength of international cooperation in addressing the major environmental challenges of our time.<\/p>\n\n\n

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From left to right: Jorgen Berge (UiT), Pierre Mienville (Tara Ocean Foundation), Laurence Fr\u00e9mion-Pitras (Honorary Consul of France in Troms\u00f8), Dag Rune Olsen (UiT), Maxime Geffroy (Memorial University\/UiT,\u00a0Chief scientist of the winter leg of Tara Polaris I), Daniel Cron (Tara Ocean Foundation \u2013 captain of the Polar station).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

More information about the Tara Polar Station<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n