spitzbergen
2011


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approachin longyearbyen at 78 degree north.
-25 degree warm.
longyearbyen 'waterfront'.
longyearbyen downtown.
tafelberg in the background.
everybody rides snowscooter here.
longyearbyen by night.
no sign of shortage of power... the lights are on all night.
longyearbyen citycenter.
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childrens corner in the museum.
cadaver in the museum.
the only time i brought my rifle, was to take this picture.
we moved totaly quiet.
my dogs just run after the guiding sledge.
but after reflecting on the whole wonderful experience, ...
... i decided i will not ride any more dogsledge, because i do not support this industy.
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dog food.
happy seal :)
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harbour.
the last storm has damaged the tower.
yachts overwintering.
dead reindeer.
disney world.
experimental something.
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old graves.
today all the dead bodies are transported to the mainland.
all rubbish, too, by the way.
entrance to the seed vault.
here seeds from all over the world are kept save in the eternal ice.
the tunnel down to the strage room.
behind this gate the seeds ly at -18 degree save.
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the church has a little cafe and bookshop and is open 24/7.
unis.
university in spitzbergen.
the museum is in the same building.
sledge hanger.
every trace of people from before 1945 is protected.
snowmobil.
the northern most sun watch.
it was broken when i was there.
a miner.
one of the many remains of aliens in spitzbergen.
my tools.
local grass.
amazing that mariahuana grows so far north.


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