Barentsburg

Barentsburg is a pint-sized but fascinating open-air museum of the Soviet Union in , where 300 hardy coal miners continue to work in one of the northernmost settlements on Earth.
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  • Town with about 340 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 180 metres (590 feet)
  • …is operated by Арктикуголь
  • …dates from 1932
  • Description: disputed Russian settlement in Svalbard, Norway
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Barentsburg Heliport and Barentsburg kullkraftverk.
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Heliport
, Heerodden is a private heliport… is situated 4 km north of Barentsburg.
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Industrial building
is an industrial building.

Barentsburg

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Latitude
78.0654° or 78° 3′ 55″ north
Longitude
14.2172° or 14° 13′ 2″ east
UN/LOCODE
SJ BAR
Open location code
CFCP3688+4V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 302081475
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2731990
Wiki­data ID
Q690333

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Barentsburg” goes by many names.
بارنتسبورغArabic
BarentsburgAsturian
BarentsburgBasque
БарэнцбургBelarusian
বারেন্টসবার্গBengali
БаренцбургBulgarian
BarentsburgCatalan
BarentsburgCebuano
巴倫支堡Chinese
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BarentsburgCroatian
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بارنتسبورجEgyptian Arabic
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ბარენცბურგიGeorgian
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בארנצבורגHebrew
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バレンツブルクJapanese
바렌츠부르크Korean
BarentsburgumLatin
BarencburgaLatvian
BarencburgasLithuanian
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BarentsburgNorwegian
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BarentsburgNorwegian Nynorsk
BearentesburgOld English (ca. 450-1100)
BearentesburhOld English (ca. 450-1100)
BearentesburuhOld English (ca. 450-1100)
БаренцбургOssetian
بارنتسبورگPersian
BarentsburgPolish
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بارینتسبورګPushto
BarentsburgRomanian
БаренцбургRussian
BarentsburgSlovenian
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BarentsburgSwedish
БаренцбургUkrainian
БаренцбурґUkrainian
بارینتسبرگUrdu

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Colesbukta and Grumant.
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Svalbard: Highlights

Learn more about Longyearbyen and Bear Island.
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