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Outdoors

Bearly believable?
(Copyright Ilan Kelman 2009.)

Welcome!
(Copyright Ilan Kelman 2019.)

Central Longyearbyen.
(Copyright Ilan Kelman 2019.)

The super blood wolf moon (lunar eclipse) viewed from Longyearbyen.
(Copyright Ilan Kelman 2019.)

The super blood wolf moon (lunar eclipse) viewed from Longyearbyen.
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Puppy in Longyearbyen.
(Copyright Ilan Kelman 2009.)

Puppies in Longyearbyen.
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Mushing outside of Longyearbyen.
(Copyright Ilan Kelman 2009.)

Doggy woggies!
(Copyright Ilan Kelman 2009.)

A reindeer in the middle of Longyearbyen.
(Copyright Ilan Kelman 2009.)

A reindeer in town.
(Copyright Ilan Kelman 2019.)

Houses of Longyearbyen in summer.
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Houses of Longbyearbyen in winter.
(Copyright Ilan Kelman 2019.)

The greenhouse (or pinkhouse) in winter.
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The greenhouse (or whitehouse) in spring.
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The fjord near Longyearbyen.
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Longbyearbyen in winter.
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Tour of Coal Mine 3.
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Coal Mine 3.
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Moonlight reflection.
(Copyright Ilan Kelman 2019.)

Snowmobiles in Longyearbyen.
(Copyright Ilan Kelman 2009.)

There used to be a kebab van in Longyearbyen.
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The landscape of Longyearbyen.
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The landscape of Longyearbyen.
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The airport LYR Longyearbyen.
(Copyright Ilan Kelman 2013.)

A crescent moon hangs over the city lights.
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Around noon in Longyearbyen's winter.
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Around noon in Longyearbyen's summer.
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It's snowing! Hardly unusual.
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The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS).
(Copyright Ilan Kelman 2019.)

Fire escape.
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Snow on the mountains around Longyearbyen.
(Copyright Ilan Kelman 2009.)

Snow on the mountains around Longyearbyen.
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Full moon floats over the mountains of Longbyearbyen.
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Mountain view.
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Mountain view.
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Bridge view.
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Nybyen.
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View of Longyearbyen.
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Northern lights / aurora borealis from Longyearbyen.
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Indoors

Onwards to LYR Longyearbyen.
(Copyright Ilan Kelman 2013.)

In the bus from the airport LYR Longyearbyen.
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Inside the church.
(Copyright Ilan Kelman 2009.)

Inside the church.
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Inside a Longyearbyen bar.
(Copyright Ilan Kelman 2013.)

Inside the Svalbard Museum, Longyearbyen.
(Copyright Ilan Kelman 2009.)

The Spitsbergen Airship Museum, which has now moved and is the North Pole Expedition Museum.
(Copyright Ilan Kelman 2009.)

The North Pole Expedition Museum.
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The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS).
(Copyright Ilan Kelman 2019.)

Ice cave.
(Copyright Ilan Kelman 2019.)

Lenin on me, when you're not strong...
(Copyright Ilan Kelman 2013.)

Inside a Longyearbyen bar.
(Copyright Ilan Kelman 2019.)
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