Ny Alesund, Svalbard - 3 - Amundsen Information Poster
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Ny Ålesund was the starting point for Roald Amundsen's attempts to fly to the North Pole in 1925 by seaplane and then by airship in 1926.
This is a display in the museum with photographs of the preparations for the airship flight.
78° 55' N 11° 56' E
Photo; © Paul Ward - These are pictures from a cruise around Svalbard inside the Arctic Circle in high summer.