Stanisław Baranowski Spitsbergen Polar Station

Stanisława Baranowskiego na Spitsbergenie, nicknamed Baranówka or Werenhus) is a research station near the Werenskiold Glacier on Spitsbergen, the largest island of the Svalbard archipelago in Norway.

[1][2] Polish scientists had a presence in that region since the 1950s, beginning with the initiative of the International Geophysical Year (1957-1958).

[2][3] Over time, this led to the station being nicknamed Baranówka and in Norwegian, based on the nearby glacier's name, Werenhus.

[2] The station is usually staffed all year round, and has received numerous guests from Polish and foreign visiting researchers.

[3] Scientists at the station carry out climate, glacial, geomorphic and geological studies, primarily focusing on the Werenskiold Glacier.