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Ghost town in Svalbard, Norway
Photo: Buiobuione, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Pyramiden (Russian: Пирами́да, Piramída) is in Svalbard. It is a Russian mining settlement that was abandoned in 1998 and lies northeast across Isfjorden (and thus its smaller sub-sections of Adventfjorden, Sassenfjorden, and Billefjorden as well) from Longyearbyen. A small Russian contingent is now based on-site to prevent vandalism and take care of basic infrastructure needs.
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Tulip Hotel
Refurbished in 2014, offers basic accommodation including cooked meals.
By boat
As of June 2017, there are four operators offerings tours from Longyearbyen to Pyramiden on a regular basis. For a period during the spring ice makes it impossible for boats to dock in Pyramiden.
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