80° 00' N 32° 30' E
This is the most eastern part of Spitsbergen with the size of 682 Km².
Kvitøya, which means 'White Island' is called so because it is almost complete covered by glaciers.
The monument is erected in commemoration of:
Salomon August Andrée
Nils Strindberg
Knut Fraenkel
11 juli 1897 they started with a balloon from Virgohamna to hit the Northpole. Unfortunally they had to land 3 days later.
Trying to get back to the mainland by boat, they arrived at Kvitøya where they died.
Not until 33 year later (6 august 1930) they were found by a Norwegian sealhunter.
More information you can find at the website of the Swedish Andreemuseum.
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