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🙋♂️🚵♂️ 🥾Michael Schmitz
October 17, 2024
Hiking
Longyearbyen is the largest settlement on the island of Spitsbergen.
It is located on the south side of the Adventfjord and is one of the northernmost places on earth.
The town was founded in 1906 by John Munroe Longyear (USA) as a mining town.
It is located on the south side of the Adventfjord and is one of the northernmost places on earth.
The town was founded in 1906 by John Munroe Longyear (USA) as a mining town.
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4.3
(3)
38
hikers
10.9km
02:57
140m
140m
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths.
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4.7
(3)
26
hikers
Easy hike. Easily walkable paths.
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4.3
(3)
18
hikers
4.67km
01:43
260m
260m
Easy hike. Easily walkable paths.
Easy
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Elevation 90 m
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