Ny-Ålesund

Ny-Ålesund ("New Ålesund") is a small town in Oscar II Land in the west of the island of Spitsbergen in Svalbard. It is situated on the Brøgger peninsula (Brøggerhalvøya) and on the shore of the bay of Kongsfjorden. The company town is owned and operated by Kings Bay, which provides facilities for permanent research activities by 19 institutions from 11 countries. The town is ultimately owned by the Ministry of Climate and Environment and is not incorporated (i.e. is not recognised as a town by the Norwegian government). Ny-Ålesund has an all-year permanent population of 30 to 35, with the sum

thumb|Kongsfjorden as seen from Blomstrandhalvøya Kongsfjorden (Kongs Fjord or Kings Bay) is an inlet on the west coast of Spitsbergen, an island which is part of the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. The inlet is long and ranges in width from . Two glaciers, Kronebreen and Kongsvegen, head the fjord.

airport in Norway

rocket launchsite in Svalbard

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Chinese research station in Ny-Ålesund, on Svalbard

political aftermath of a mining accident which caused a Norwegian cabinet to resign

Bird sanctuary in Norway

museum in Svalbard, Norway

French-German research station in Svalbard