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Expedition members on the lighthouse gallery at dusk

Fieldwork on the White Sea coast

Zimnegorsky Lighthouse Expedition

The main goal of the expedition was to help repair the lighthouse and improve the area around it and the weather station. I was part of a team of geographers and historians.

We also designed an eco-trail near the lighthouse and the Zimniye Gory cliffs, which give the Zimnegorsky lighthouse its name. In 1977, paleontologists found fossils of Vendian organisms here that lived about 600 million years ago.

The light is 126 metres above sea level, the highest in the northern seas.

More about the expedition on its website

The eco-trail

Eco-trail project board: route map and key facts about the Zimnegorsky lighthouse
Our project for the “Zimnegorsky Lighthouse” eco-trail.

Photos

  • The shipThe only way to get there is by ship or helicopter.
  • ArrivingIt’s time to take all the stuff to the back of the ship.
  • MountainsWe were fascinated by their beauty.
  • HeightThe lighthouse stands on a cliff.
  • RestorationWe quickly got to work.
  • Restoration, continuedWe got a lot done.
  • Solar panelThe lighthouse now runs autonomously on renewable energy.
  • ViewFrom the top of the lighthouse.
  • The teamWe became good friends.
  • SunsetIt was amazing.
  • RainbowWe caught a rainbow!
  • CowboysDon’t cry…
  • My favourite photoCaptured on film.
  • Ready to leaveBut the unexpected happened.
  • StormBecause of it, we returned two days later.