Exploration and Environmental Impacts

Ny-Ålesund is a former coal-mining village, but closed down following a major disaster in 1962. Recently, the settlement has found a new lease of life, with the establishment of scientific stations by several nations. Old buildings have been renovated, and new ones added. View across the fjord to the Tre Kroner, or Three Crowns, mountains.

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