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    Sveagruva (lit. 'Swedish Mine'), or simply Svea, was a mining settlement in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, lying at the head of Van Mijenfjord...
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    research-station of Ny-Ålesund, and the Swedish-Norwegian mining outpost of Sveagruva (which closed in 2020). Other settlements lie farther north, but are populated...
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  • Gåshamna Grumant Hiorthhamn Lægerneset Port Louis Smeerenburg Ytre Norskøya Sveagruva Note: some cities are abandoned Olonkinbyen Puppebu Flyplassen terminal/toll...
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    Barentsburg, the research community of Ny-Ålesund, and the mining outpost of Sveagruva. Spitsbergen was covered in 21,977 km2 (8,485 sq mi) of ice in 1999, which...
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    Barentsburg, the research community of Ny-Ålesund and the mining outpost of Sveagruva. The Svalbard Treaty of 1920 recognizes Norwegian sovereignty, and the...
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  • natural resources, and as a result Russia, along with Norway (via the Sveagruva mine and Mine 7), maintains mining operations on Svalbard. However, as...
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    Longyearbyen was a company town, but most mining operations moved to Sveagruva during the 1990s, and production ceased in 2017 due to immense financial...
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  • northwestern entrance to Svea Gulf that continues north to Sveagruva. Cape Amsterdam is 15 km from Sveagruva and shipping port of the Store Norske Spitsbergen...
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    Andersson. The Sveagruva mine closed in 2017. The Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani has a shipping port at Cape Amsterdam, 15 km from Sveagruva. In 2021,...
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    NordicVisitor. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2011. "Sveagruva Climate Guide, Svalbard". Weather2Travel. Archived from the original on...
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  • Barentsburg, the research station of Ny-Ålesund, and the mining outpost of Sveagruva. The Svalbard Treaty of 1920 recognises Norwegian sovereignty (administered...
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    Svea Airport (category Sveagruva)
    flyplass; ICAO: ENSA) was a private airport located in and serving the Sveagruva (also known as Svea) in Svalbard, Norway. The airport was owned and operated...
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  • historical core of Sweden, around Stockholm Svea Research Station, Antarctica Sveagruva, also called Svea, a mining settlement in Svalbard, Norway Svea Airport...
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    percent). This is the same formation as the coal mines in Longyearbyen and Sveagruva, but the Ny-Ålesund layer has been shifted in relation to these.: 57 ...
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  • (Danish Realm) 78°04' N 0 no no Former research station, 1952 to 1954 Sveagruva, Svalbard Norway 77°55' N 0 yes no Former mining town Siorapaluk Greenland...
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    Longyearbyen Svalbard Primary Avinor ENSB LYR 2,323 7,621 169,278 Svea Airport Sveagruva Svalbard GA Private ENSA — 800 2,600 — Svolvær Airport Svolvær Nordland...
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    communities of Longyearbyen, Barentsburg, Ny-Ålesund and the now-closed Sveagruva. All settlements have ports and Longyearbyen has a bus system. There are...
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  • activity on Svalbard. Swedish interests established mines at Pyramiden and Sveagruva, while Dutch investors established Barentsburg in 1920. During the First...
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    Barentsburg Hopen Radio Longyearbyen Ny-Ålesund history Isbjørnhamna Sveagruva Former settlements Advent City Bölscheøya Finneset Gåshamna Grumant Hiorthhamn...
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    develop major coal-mining operations in the Advent Valley region and at Sveagruva, originally a Swedish coal-mining operation. His passport application...
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    of the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry, operates Svea Nord in Sveagruva and Mine 7 in Longyearbyen. The former produced 3.4 million tonnes in...
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    Van Mijenfjorden (category Sveagruva)
    from Bellsund further out by Akseløya and Mariaholmen. The settlement of Sveagruva lies on the fjord's north bank. The fjord is named after the Dutch whaler...
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  • It has special responsibilities for the sealanes into Hammerfest and Sveagruva. Proposals for a northerly VTS arose around 2000 and the plans approved...
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  • named after businessperson Carl Fredrik Liljevalch. The mining settlement Sveagruva is located at the plain between Braganzavågen and Liljevalchfjellet. "Liljevalchfjellet...
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  • in Alaska, Diavik Diamond Mine in Northwest Territories, Canada, and Sveagruva in Svalbard. Large mines under development are Baffinland Iron Mine in...
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    8) Longyearbyen (population of ≈2,000) Ny-Ålesund (population of 40) Sveagruva (population of 310, none living permanently) No roads link the settlements...
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  • valley Kjellströmdalen debouches into the bay. The mining settlement Sveagruva is located at the western side of Braganzavågen, below the mountain Liljevalchfjellet...
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    Barentsburg Hopen Radio Longyearbyen Ny-Ålesund history Isbjørnhamna Sveagruva Former settlements Advent City Bölscheøya Finneset Gåshamna Grumant Hiorthhamn...
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  • Innlandet ENRY RYG Moss Airport, Rygge Rygge Østfold ENSA Svea Airport Sveagruva Svalbard ENSB LYR Svalbard Airport, Longyear Longyearbyen Svalbard ENSD...
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    Barentsburg Hopen Radio Longyearbyen Ny-Ålesund history Isbjørnhamna Sveagruva Former settlements Advent City Bölscheøya Finneset Gåshamna Grumant Hiorthhamn...
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