What happened at pyramiden?

Founded by Sweden in 1910 and sold to the Soviet Union in 1927, Pyramiden was closed in 1998 and has since remained largely abandoned with most of its infrastructure and buildings still in place, the cold climate preserving much of what has been left behind….Pyramiden.

Can you live in pyramiden?

There are only three people who live on Pyramiden, and one of them was our tour guide for the afternoon. Ivan, a 7-foot-tall, bald Ukrainian with a blond Viking-warrior beard and penetrating blue eyes, looked as wild and mysterious as the place he inhabited.

Is Svalbard and Jan Mayen safe?

Travelling Svalbard and Jan Mayen is (relatively) safe. Svalbard and Jan Mayen is a country in Europe (Northern Europe) with less than one million citizens and a land mass of 62,049 km². We detected travel advisories from 0 sources for this country.

Does anyone live on Jan Mayen?

Jan Mayen is a tiny volcanic island in the North Atlantic Ocean, 600 miles west of Norway and 350 miles north of Iceland. It is a territory of Norway, and has no native population. The eighteen people who currently live there operate the weather station, LORAN-C transmitter, and coastal radio station.

Why was Pyramiden Svalbard abandoned?

In 1998, Pyramiden was abandoned. The reasons lay in the bad general economical situation of Russia in the 1990s, lack of political support, shrinking coal reserves and finally the catastrophic airplane crash at Operafjellet in 1996, where 141 Russians on the way to Barentsburg lost their lives.

How do I get to Pyramiden?

You can visit Barentsburg and Pyramiden by boat in summer or snowmobile in winter. These trips feature guided tours of the settlements and it’s possible to enter some of the buildings. Both places have hotels where it’s possible to eat a meal and stay overnight.

Can you just move to Svalbard?

Everybody may live and work in Svalbard indefinitely regardless of country of citizenship. The Svalbard Treaty grants treaty nationals equal right of abode as Norwegian nationals. Non-treaty nationals may live and work indefinitely visa-free as well.

What language do they speak in Svalbard?

Approximately 70% of the people are Norwegians; the remaining 30% are Russian and Ukrainian. The official language of Svalbard is Norwegian. Russian is used in the Russian settlements, but formerly, Russenorsk was the lingua franca of the entire Barents Sea region.

What is the difference between Jan Mayen and Svalbard?

Svalbard and Jan Mayen have in common that they are the only integrated parts of Norway not allocated to counties. While a separate ISO code for Svalbard was proposed by the United Nations, it was the Norwegian authorities who took initiative to include Jan Mayen in the code. Its official language is Norwegian.

How to get to Pyramiden from Svalbard?

Join Hurtigruten Svalbard on a hybrid-driven speedboat to Pyramiden. With our new vessel you can join an exciting and more environmentally friendly boat trip, to the Nordenskiöld glacier, and the fascinating town of Pyramiden. Boattrip with MS Polargirl to Pyramiden & Nordenskiöld glacier.

Where is Svalbard located?

Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic about midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. The group of islands range from 74° to 81° north latitude, and from 10° to 35° east longitude.

Where is JANJAN Mayen?

Jan Mayen is a volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean located at the border of the Norwegian Sea and the Greenland Sea.