The cruise vessel “MSC Meraviglia” with a capacity of 5,714 passengers in the port of Longyerbyen (Spitsbergen). Visits are likely to get a little tight in the town of 2,800 inhabitants. (Photo: Port of Longearbyen) The development of polar tourism Voyages...
The Consulate General in the Russian mining settlement of Barentsburg (red building in the picture at the far left) looks after the affairs of the roughly 350 inhabitants of the second largest town on Spitsbergen. Photo: Heiner Kubny Termination due to own needs: The...
No more smoke is emitted from the chimney of Norway’s last coal-fired power plant since yesterday. Photo: Marcel Schütz The end of coal: Just over 24 hours ago, an era came to a close in Longyearbyen. For decades, the power plant supplied electricity and heat...
Isfjord Radio is located at Kapp Linné, at the south-western tip of Isfjorden, 50 km as a crow flies from Longyearbyen. Once used for maritime traffic, Isfjord Radio now serves as a base camp for tourists from Longyearbyen. Like the rest of the archipelago, the site...
In the future, more Russian aircraft, like UTair’s Antonov AN-74, may soon be seen in Longyearbyen. (Photo: Heiner Kubny) The first charter flight with tourists from Russia to Spitsbergen is scheduled to take off in April 2024. Moscow or Murmansk are mentioned...