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Lenin wathing the city of Pyramiden
Svalbard
Fra wikipedia: Pyramiden (russisk Пирамида) var en sovjetisk, senere russisk, bosetning på Svalbard. Den ble grunnlagt av Sverige i 1910, og solgt til Sovjetunionen i 1927. Bosetningen ligger ved Billefjorden på øyen Spitsbergen. Den har sitt navn fra det pyramideformede fjellet som ligger like ved. Bosetningen hadde på det meste over 1000 innbyggere. Trust Arktikugol stengte i april 1998 kullgruvedriften i Pyramiden etter 53 års kontinuerlig drift. Siden vinteren 1998/99 har Pyramiden vært avfolket, og det er usikkert hvilke planer Trust Arktikugol har for stedets fremtid.
Copyright: Dag Andersen
Type: Spherical
Resolution: 18976x9488
Taken: 23/10/2013
Uploaded: 23/10/2013
Published: 25/05/2013
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More About Svalbard

Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic, constituting the northernmost part of Norway.The islands were first utilized as a whaling base in the 17th and 18th centuries, after which they were abandoned. Coal mining started at the beginning of the 20th century, and several permanent communities were established. The Spitsbergen Treaty of 1920 recognizes Norwegian sovereignty, and the 1925 Svalbard Act made Svalbard a full part of the Kingdom of Norway. This act also established Svalbard as a free economic zone and a demilitarized zone. The Norwegian Store Norske and the Russian Arktikugol are the only mining companies remaining on the islands. Research and tourism have become important supplementary industries. Two major research facilities are the University Centre in Svalbard and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. No roads connect the settlements; instead snowmobiles, aircraft and boats serve inter-community transport. Svalbard Airport, Longyear serves as the main gateway to the rest of Europe.The archipelago features an Arctic climate, although with significantly higher temperatures than other areas at the same latitude. The flora take advantage of the long period of midnight sun to compensate for the polar night. Svalbard is a breeding ground for many seabirds, and also features polar bears, reindeer and marine mammals. Seven national parks and twenty-three nature reserves cover two-thirds of the archipelago, protecting the largely untouched, yet fragile, nature. Sixty percent of the archipelago is glacier, and the islands feature many mountains and fjords.source: wikipedia


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