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Pyramiden: the Soviet town frozen in the Arctic
A Soviet mining town above the Arctic Circle, left standing in the cold with its statue still watching.
Region · Norway
Abandoned Norway
A Soviet coal town frozen in the high Arctic. Norway's most famous abandonment sits on Svalbard, preserved by the cold and slowly reopening to visitors.
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