Blogposts tagged 'Svalbard'

Frozen in time

Posted by Frida Bengtsson - 26 September 2011 at 3:38pm - 2 Comments
Svea Coal Mine in Svalbard
All rights reserved. Credit: Greenpeace / Christian Åslund
Svea coal mine in Svalbard

I will never forget Pyramiden, an abandoned Russian mining town on Svalbard that I visited last year. Walking over green grass unheard of in the Arctic and passing by building complexes that could be the homes of hundreds of people. The feeling that those who lived there had just gone out on a day-trip and would be coming back soon.

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