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Longyearbyen Photos

From: Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, Svalbard

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I was particularly intrigued by this wooden tramway structure with its cables and pulleys, which is remarkably well-preserved (perhaps because the so-called "Arctic desert" has low rainfall and humidity).

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