Russia Almost Invaded This Arctic Island | Hopen

Hopen Island, a remote Arctic island in the Barents Sea, has a rich history spanning from Norse Viking explorations in the 12th century through Dutch and English whaling expeditions in the 1600s, Norwegian hunting operations starting in 1908, a harrowing 1942 Soviet shipwreck that nearly sparked war with the USSR, and finally becoming a protected nature reserve in 2003 after decades of scientific research and cultural heritage surveys.