Longyearbyen Svalbard - 2

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Longyearbyen Svalbard - 2


The bustle and activity in Longyearbyen keeps polar bears away, once you venture past the outskirts however encounters with bears become more likely, sign posts remind you of this. On the skyline is an overhead coal transport system that moved coal from the mines to the port.



Photo; © Paul Ward - These are pictures from a cruise around Svalbard inside the Arctic Circle in high summer.