Float Your Boat - The history of the discovery of the trans polar ice drift

Learn about the expeditions of USS Jeannette and Fram in the 19th century. See below for credits. In the "Float Your Boat" project we investigate how fast the sea-ice is drifting today, compared with the Fram-expedition led by Nansen in 1893-1896. You can follow the experiment here: https://web.nersc.no/WebData/caatex.n...​ This video has subtitles in English and Norwegian. Click the settings to change language. The video was created by recruits from the Norwegian Coast Guard, and scientists, during the cruise with KV Svalbard to the Beaufort Sea in October/November 2020. More information: https://caatex.nersc.no​ https://floatboat.nersc.no​ https://www.facebook.com/floatboat.org​ Picture credits: Nansen, Fridtjof: Farthest North, Archibald Constable & Co., London 1897 Nansen, Fridtjof: Farthest North, Vol II Constable & Co, London 1897 U.S. National Archives and Records Administration Knud Bergslien, Kristiania 1896/Nasjonalbibliotekets kartsamling Log Books of the United States Navy, 19th and 20th Centuries. (2014) Espen Storheim, Nansensenteret Movie: Daniel Fatnes - Royal Norwegian Navy Edit/directing: Maria Kobbevik - Norwegian Coast Guard / KV Svalbard Featuring: Matthew Dzieciuch - Scripps Institution of Oceanography Stig From Kero Andersen - Norwegian Coast Guard / KV Svalbard Simen Strand - Norwegian Coast Guard / KV Svalbard Anders Christensen - Norwegian Coast Guard / KV Svalbard Hanne Sagen - Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center Espen Storheim - Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center