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