Arctic ghost town pyramiden sophies world travel inspiration. A soviet ghost town in the arctic circle, pyramiden stands. On one island there sits a rusting, empty town, long forgotten by its residents and battered by extreme. Pyramiden spitsbergen 2020 all you need to know before. Jul 09, 2017 staying there overnight, we had the chance to see several buildings from the inside. Sep 02, 2000 the truth is that pyramiden is beyond the means of modern russia. Pyramiden forlatt russisk gruveby i spitsbergen, panoramabilde. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone. Pyramiden is a modern ghost town on the island of spitzbergen, svalbard.
A small russian contingent is now based onsite to prevent vandalism and take care of basic infrastructure needs. Employment in any of the russian settlements in svalbard was sought after and every job had many applicants. After arriving in longyearbyen, svalbard s administrative centre, and speaking to scientists, a priest and local residents, the film makers learned that the climate on the far northern islands not only makes it difficult to bury the dead. By all accounts, life there goes with something of a swing, and barentsburg knows how to enjoy itself, in its own way. Pyramiden is a russian mining town which once had a population of over 1,000 inhabitants,1 but was abandoned on 10 january 1998 by its owner, the stateowned russian company arktikugol trust. This group is for all who have been to the abandoned russian mining town on svalbard. I have been to pyramiden on svalbard public group facebook. An abandoned coal mine located at billefjorden close to the pyramidshaped mountain which is called pyramiden the pyramid. Pyramiden is an abandoned russian coalmining settlement on the norwegian archipelago of svalbard.
So im planning a trip up to svalbard, see this video and cant wait to visit pyramiden to talk about metal with the northernmost headbanger in. Pyramiden hotel was newlyrefurbished in 2014, and is located near a spectacular glacier camp visavis next to the impressive ice front of the nordenskiold glacier. I have been to pyramiden on svalbard has 544 members. Among other things i would like to go on a boat trip to pyramiden.
This is the experience lived by me at 78th parallel north. Located far in the north on the arctic archipelago svalbard, the town once was home to about 2000 people. For all svalbard lovers and all of you dreaming about magic, high arctic experiences. Bildene og filmklippene i videoen er fra pyramiden, grumantbyen, colesbukta og longyearbyen. I would like peoples opinions on whether the full day, slow boat trip is better than the half day, fast catamaran. Search and compare airfares on tripadvisor to find the best flights for your trip to svalbard.
A lot of the data on yr is free to use in applications and services. This is a film about a visit to svalbard, north of the arctic circle, to explore the fascinating russian coal mining towns of pyramiden and barentsburg. Panoramas billefjord and pyramiden spitsbergen svalbard. Discovered by europeans in 1596, svalbard quickly became one of the worlds major whaling centres, but it was the. Sep 18, 20 according to our norwegian guides, miners and their families used to rotate in and out of pyramiden on twoyear shifts. Pyramiden, longyearbyen ticket price timings address.
Through the 1960s, 70s and 80s work in the mines of pyramiden was very popular. It is named after the pyramid shaped mountain of the same name nearby. In the hurry to leave pyramiden, the cats were left behind. Pyramiden spitsbergen svalbard photo gallery april 2014. Svalbard sits between 74 and 81n and measures 61,022 km2 23,561 sq. This is a film about a visit to svalbard, north of the arctic circle, to explore the fascinating russian coal mining towns of pyramiden and. Take a tour with me in inside this deserted town from the soviet.
Pyramiden is a russian settlement and coal mining community on the archipelago of svalbard, norway. During the summer months you can cruise here and see nordenskiold glacier. In the 1980s, the mining community had a population of more than 1,000. Pyramiden meaning the pyramid in swedish and other scandinavian languages. Heerodden nyalesund airport, hamnerabben pyramiden heliport svalbard airport. So everything that can be carted off is going on the freighter, down the fjord to barentsburg, the main russian centre on svalbard. We were told that those already in pyramiden spent an additional 2 years there after the crash and then the town was quickly abandoned in 1998. Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Its an hold sovietic mining settlement, abandoned in 1998. You can visit pyramiden by boat ms langoysund, departing from longyearbyen several times a week. The svalbard treaty originally the spitsbergen treaty recognises the sovereignty of norway. It was founded by a swedish company but purchased and kept for over 70 years as a coal mining town by the sovietrussian trust arktikugol, until the town was given up in 1998. Pyramiden battur til spokelsesbyen i arktis svalbard adventures.
The place is taken care of, more and more people gain interest in it, but you can feel like you are in a really isolated location. Pyramiden youtube provided to youtube by universal music. Longyearbyen is the main settlement and year round home. Piramida literally the pyramid is an abandoned russian coal mining settlement on the norwegian archipelago of svalbard. Pyramiden en fascinerende spokelsesby visit svalbard.
For the time being, pyramiden appears almost like a ghost town history of pyramiden pyramiden. Mein reisebericht uber spitzbergen svalbard wolfgangbiebls. The ghost town of pyramiden is located on svalbard islands, at 79 north. Founded by sweden in 1910 and sold to the soviet union in 1927, pyramiden was closed in 1998 and has since remained largely abandoned with most of its infrastructure and buildings still in place. The airport consists of a gravel runway and apron measuring 90 by 40 meters 300 by ft and a small terminal building. Filmed on july 15, 2015 during a landing on a svalbard cruise.
Bbc news from our own correspondent pulling out of pyramiden. Pyramiden, svalbard in pyramiden, svalbard and jan mayen. If you develop programs, applications or other services with data from yr, we encourage you to share it with other users. Pyramiden coal mine, spitsbergen, svalbard, norway. Enable your whole team to create multimedia with collaborative, accessible, and fast software.
Svalbard facts 50 interesting facts to inspire your visit secret atlas. Founded by sweden in 1910 and sold to the soviet union in 1927, pyramiden was closed in 1998 and has since remained largely abandoned with most of its. The workers had a contract period of two years and the wages were decent. A surreal landscape, where the dimension of time seems to. Pyramiden a russian ghost town travel film from svalbard. Pyramiden dickson land is the name for the peninsula between dicksonfjord and billefjord. Longyearbyen, nyalesund, pyramiden and barentsburg are all located on the island of spitsbergen. It is named after the pyramidshaped mountain of the same name nearby. It is named after a swedish industrial of the 19th century. Situated north of mainland europe, it is about midway between continental norway and the north pole. My failed trip to pyramiden in svalbard megan starr. Aug 24, 2017 pyramiden is an abandoned ghost town 78,4 degrees north.
Mining started here by sweden in 1910, and was later in 1927, sold to the. Download our free awardwinning apps for superior accuracy on the go. Take a tour with me in inside this deserted town from the soviet era. Enpy is a heliport located at pyramiden in svalbard, norway. Located far in the north on the arctic archipelago svalbard, the town once. Cats arent normally allowed on svalbard as they threaten the indigenous wildlife, but pyramiden had many to combat the rats and mice that naturally come with livestock. Jul 19, 2017 nestled icily in the midst of svalbard, a cluster of arctic islands strung along the 79th parallel, the soviet city of pyramiden is one of the northernmost settlements in the world. Day boat trips to pyramiden from svalbard norway lonely.
Located just 800 miles from the north pole on the island of spitsbergen, the sovietera ghosttown of pyramiden is one of the northernmost permanent settlements in the world. Pyramiden is now mostly visited by seagulls, polar foxes and, not infrequently, polar bears. Cruising to pyramiden, a russian ghost town in svalbard earth. A journey to the northernmost mining town in the world pyramiden. This video is being managed exclusively by newsflare.
The plane that crashed in 1996 was carrying the group for the next 2 year rotation. It is a russian mining settlement that was abandoned in 1998 and lies across isfjorden from longyearbyen. May 19, 2014 a soviet ghost town in the arctic circle, pyramiden stands alone this outpost in the high north looks much as it did when it was abandoned in 1998, providing visitors with a glimpse into soviet. Kapwing is an online image and video editor designed for casual creators and creative professionals. Aug 18, 2011 pyramiden was a selfsufficient community, including a ranch with pigs and cattle. The hotel has 28 modern twindouble rooms and 5 suite rooms.
A ghost town on spitsbergen, svalbard, that used to be the remote settlement surrounding the russian coal mine of the same name. Abandoned in 1998, the place is now a time capsule of ussrness, including the worlds northernmost lenin bust and various other relics of the soviet era. Click on thumbnail to open an enlarged version of the specific photo. Do you want to know the entry ticket price for pyramiden. Already in the 1920s, swedish interests in the extraction of arctic natural resources led to the establishment of this settlement on the svalbard archipelago. The airport is owned and operated by arktikugol, who owns the mining town. Pyramiden was founded by sweden in 1910 and sold to the soviet union in 1927. Pyramiden, svalbard, svalbard and jan mayen three day weather. Sep 23, 2010 pyramiden is a deserted russian mining settlement on spitsbergen, svalbard. Pyramiden is a deserted russian mining settlement on spitsbergen, svalbard. Barentsburg eksisterer enna, men det var vanskelige forhold i noen ar.