U.S.-owned islands may be available for operations. Staging areas in Alaska are available. International arrangements would be required if operations extended west beyond the U.S.-USSR convention line. The locale is in a marginal ice zone, but moorings would be relatively easy on the slope south of the ice edge. The Greenland Sea locale is difficult to reach from the United States.
Local services are poor.
The climate is extremely cold with severe storms and high winds. Language and cultural barriers may affect operations. All rights reserved.