Northernmost railway in the world (disused) at Ny Alesund, on Kongsfjord, west coast of Spitzbergen, Norway, former coal mine site, now an international research station. August 2008
Northernmost post office and store in Europe at Ny Alesund, on Kongsfjord, west coast of Spitzbergen, Norway. Ny Alesund was formerly a coal mining centre, now an international research station with about 30 scientists in winter, 130 in summer. Photograph taken August 2008.