The War in Svalbard, 1939–45

Upon the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939 there were three coal mines in full production in Svalbard: the Norwegian Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani Aktieselskap at Longyearbyen, and two Russian Arktikugol mines, at Barentsburg and Grumantbyen. In addition the Russians had begun to develop Pyram...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Elbo, J. G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1952
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Svalbard
Longyearbyen
Barentsburg
Adventfjorden
Pyramiden
Grumantbyen
Sveagruva
Moskushamn
Grumant
Grumantby*
Polar Record
Sysselmann*
Spitsbergen
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400047276
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400047276

Similar Items