Part Two

Hotel & Bar

With only 8 people in the settlement, this is the only residence building.

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Canteen

Free meals were served here for everyone daily.

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Kitchen Machines

Photographed at ISO 102,400.

Canteen, Pyramiden, Svalbard, Norway, September 21, 2016

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Kitchen Cookers

Photographed at ISO 11,400.

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Window View

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Stairway

One side of a double stairway photographed at ISO 102,400.

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Northernmost Lenin Bust

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Sasha

A St. Petersburg native who has worked as guide for nearly 5 years and is ready to do something else.

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Projector Room

The building contained a movie theater, a ball court and many other rooms for activities to keep residents sane in this remote place.

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Film

In the projector room of the theater.

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Swimming Hall

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Northernmost Pool

Photo at ISO 64,000

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Stairway

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Mine Administration Walkway

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Covered Walkway

Necessary for moving around in winter.

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Mine Building & Walkway

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Coal Mine

Mine shafts in the mountain extend well below sea level.

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Mine Structures

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Mine Structures

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Crane

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Coal Conveyor

Heading back to the ship after our tour of the settlement.

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Scrap Metal

Metal seems to be the only thing being recycled.

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Scrap Valves

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Sun Shafts

Windy conditions.

M/S Stockholm, Billefjord, Svalbard, Norway, September 21, 2016

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Hillside

A spot we have visited before.

Skansbukta, Svalbard, Norway, September 21, 2016

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Shipwreck

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Lichens

Much of the upper beach rocks have this golden lichen.

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Waterfall

The wind was blowing the water back up to the top of the falls.

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Mined Gypsum

Most of the material that came out of the mine.

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Mined Gypsum

The mine failed because the gypsum was low quality.

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Mine Railway

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Rusty Wheelbarrow

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Purple Saxifrage

Saxifraga oppistifolia - the white variety.

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Hut

On previous visits, we have seen people using this hut.

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Tufted Saxifrage

Saxifraga cespitosa - there were few flowers this time of year.

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Mountain Avens seeds

Dryas octopetala - in the absence of pollinators, wind and self-pollination are the norm.

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View

With the trip over, our first flight headed home.

SAS Flight, Barents Sea, September 22, 2016

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