I took this photo in 1976 when I was on the R V Star, but I have forgot the name of the ship in the photo, we were up there doing a North Cape cruise, I think this is around Spitzbergen somewhere?
Certainly looks like Sptzbergen. Could well be Ny Alsund. Whilst having been there in June this year and went ashore here, it was certainly a mining area. The old train is still there that used to haul the coal from the mines. Ny Alsund is now the location of the Norsk Polar Institute. It is also the most northerly perminently inhabited place on earth. 600 mile from the north pole. Well worth a visit if you haven't been.
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