North Pole Expedition Museum
The North Pole Expedition Museum is a museum located on the island of Spitsbergen in Longyearbyen, the capital of the Arctic Ocean archipelago Svalbard.Photo: Stamboliyski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Email: info@northpolemuseum.com
- Type: Museum
- Description: topical historical museum in Longyearbyen
- Also known as: “Luftskipsmuseet på Spitsbergen” and “Spitsbergen Airship Museum”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Svalbard Museum and Longyearbyen Hospital.
Svalbard Museum
Museum
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Svalbard Museum is a museum in Longyearbyen, the largest town in the Svalbard archipelago. The museum displays artifacts from the history of Svalbard since its settlement, and exhibits of local plants and animals. Svalbard Museum is situated 110 metres south of North Pole Expedition Museum.
Longyearbyen Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Banja&FransMulder, CC BY 3.0.
Longyearbyen Hospital is situated 410 metres southwest of North Pole Expedition Museum.
Svalbard Church
Church
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Svalbard Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Svalbard municipality in Norway. It is located in the village of Longyearbyen. It is the church for the Svalbard parish which is part of the Tromsø domprosti in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. Svalbard Church is situated 1 km southwest of North Pole Expedition Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Longyearbyen and Nybyen.
Longyearbyen
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Longyearbyen, is the largest populated area, and capital of the Norwegian region of Svalbard. The settlement is generally regarded as the northernmost town in the world as well as the most easily accessed frontier in the Arctic, and is an ideal base for the greater exploration of Svalbard and the high Arctic.
Nybyen
Suburb
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Nybyen is a small settlement located on the southern outskirts of Longyearbyen, on the island of Spitsbergen, in the Svalbard archipelago of Norway. The name is Norwegian and translates as The New Town. Nybyen is situated 3 km southwest of North Pole Expedition Museum.
North Pole Expedition Museum
- Categories: aviation museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
78.22332° or 78° 13′ 24″ northLongitude
15.65352° or 15° 39′ 13″ eastOpen location code
CFCQ6MF3+8COpenStreetMap ID
node 4586740390OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q18796945
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“North Pole Expedition Museum” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Luftskipsmuseet på Spitsbergen”
- Esperanto: “Spicberga Aerŝipmuzeo”
- French: “Musée des expéditions polaires”
- Japanese: “スピッツベルゲン航空博物館”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Luftskipsmuseet på Spitsbergen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Luftskipsmuseet på Spitsbergen”
- Norwegian: “Luftskipsmuseet på Spitsbergen”
- Swedish: “Luftskipsmuseet på Spitsbergen”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include University Centre in Svalbard and Svalbard Folkehøgskole.
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