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Keywords
Coal
Coal mines
Day
Greenpeace crew
Indoors
KWCI (GPI)
Musical instruments
Oceans (campaign title)
Save the Arctic (campaign title)
Three people
Crew at Abandoned Coal Mine in Svalbard
Greenpeace crew visit the abandoned Russian settlement / coal mine of Pyramiden, on Svalbard. They are amusing themselves with instruments found in the music room of the settlement. Visiting the bizarre and surreal environment can leave one bewildered and upset at the enormous amounts of junk, wreckage and garbage left out in the open to rot and pollute the surrounding pristine environment. The crew were taken on a guided tour of the base and saw what were once homes, a swimming pool, gym and music room and a bar and museum, seemingly abandoned in a hurry. The actual mine is closed but the smell of coal permeates the air. The melt water from the mountains carry segments of coal, dirt and other debris into the bay. An international crew is currently on a month-long expedition in the icy Arctic. Greenpeace is campaigning for a global sanctuary to be declared around the uninhabited area of the North Pole.
Unique identifier:
GP11CU
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
08/07/2012
Locations:
Arctic
,
Norway
,
Pyramiden
,
Spitsbergen
,
Svalbard
Credit line:
© Bas Beentjes / Greenpeace
Ranking:
★★★★ (E)
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