Caption

Abandoned Skansbukta mine, Billefjorden, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Date

Jul 11, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/G&M Therin-Weise

Reference

BRK26J12_129

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

130.0Mb (43.3Mb) / 27.5in x 18.3in / 8256 x 5504 (300dpi)

Keywords

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