Ny-Ålesund

Ny-Ålesund is one of the world’s nothernmost settlements, and is one of the three other permanent settlements on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The population during the winter season is around 30 persons, which all work with things related to research. In the summer the population grows to around 130 persons. The photos below are from areas around the settlement, and was captured on a trip in 2009.

Overview of the settlement

The observatory close to the centre

The church bell

Some curves…

Driftwood

Footprints close to a glacier

Out in the cold conditions.

The polar express

Looking for strangers

Out with the dogs

Service by the church bell

The one alone