Airship Mast

You are now at Vadsø Island, the first point in this guide. Vadsø Island has a unique memorial, namely the airship mast. The airship mast was constructed by the Italian Umberto Nobile. It served as a landing place in connection with Roald Amundsen's expedition over the North Pole with the airship "Norge" in 1926. The airship "Italia" with Nobile as captain also made a stop here in 1928. The mast is Vadsø's most spectacular and well-known cultural monument, as well as one of the most important. The next point on the cultural route is Esbensengården, where merchant Rasmus Gallberg Esbensen wrote weather logs from 1880-1930, which led to the airships Norge and Italia making a stop in Vadsø.