Remains of the whaling industry at Smeerenburg (79°44’n 011°04’e) on Albert 1 Land on Spitzebergen, Svalbard.

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Remains of the whaling industry at Smeerenburg (79°44’n 011°04’e) on Albert 1 Land on Spitzebergen, Svalbard. The remains date back to 1614 and are the earliest human artefacts on Svalbard.

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