The World's Northernmost Town - Ny-Alesund | Svalbard | Norway | Arctic

Ny-Ålesund is renowned as the world's northernmost town, situated in Svalbard, Norway, within the Arctic Circle. Originally a mining town, it now primarily serves as an international research hub for scientists studying the Arctic environment and climate change. Despite its extreme location, Ny-Ålesund hosts various research institutions and maintains a small, but essential, resident population.
00:21 - Yellow River Station: The Chinese station, originally named Ungkarsheimen 2, means the bachelor house.
00:42 - Old Telegraph 1917: Historic building used as a telegraph station during the mining period, relocated to its current position in 1945.
01:02 - Dasan/Rabot: The eastern part houses the Korean station DASAN, while the western part belongs to the Rabot station, initially French, now part of a combined base with Germany and France.
01:34 - Amundsen Villa 1918: An old house where Amundsen stayed, featuring a hospital room downstairs and apartments upstairs.
01:52 - Sverdrup Station 1999: The permanent manned station of the Norwegian Polar Institute, housing many scientists' offices and limited laboratory space.
02:38 - Koldewey Station: Base for the German station, operational year-round.
03:05 - Garage 1980.
03:27 - Hospital and Scooter Shed: The Italian station occupies the ground floor, with apartments above (rear building).
03:39 - Apartments.
04:13 - Sleeping rooms.
04:40 - Storage for the German/French station.
05:02 - Dog Pen: Home to a couple of sled dogs, with seal meat hanging nearby.
05:10 - Mexico 1945: A historic mining barracks, preserved by Kings Bay and currently unused.
06:30 - Former Hotel, later a restaurant for miners ("Messa"), now restored as a hotel.
07:05 - Main Service Building of Kings Bay, housing reception, restaurant, lounge, and offices.
08:24 - Post Office 1920: The northernmost post office in the world, a significant destination for tourists.
08:53 - The Green Harbour House 1909: The oldest structure in Ny-Ålesund, a historic hut currently not in use.
09:35 - Greenhouse with three climate-controlled compartments, originally built by the University of Tromsø for an experimental garden.
09:38 - Laboratory space and storage, showers for campers.
10:14 - Indian Station: Formerly the town's school during the mining era, now housing laboratory space downstairs and apartments upstairs, renovated after 1993.
11:05 - British Station (Red Building), funded by NERC and named after Arctic veteran Brian Harland.
11:08 - Shop offering gifts, clothing, books, drinks, and luxury foods, open on Mondays and Thursdays from 17:15 to 18:15 and during scheduled tourist boat visits.
11:20 - Information Building with an unstaffed museum on the village's mining history and Arctic science.
12:34 - London 4: Main building of the Netherlands Arctic Station since August 2010, relocated from Ny-London across the fjord, originally family housing.
13:21 - London 3: Part of the Netherlands Arctic Station since June 18, 2008, previously used for Kings Bay personnel housing.
13:39 - London 2: Main base of the Netherlands Arctic Station from 1994 to 2010, accommodating up to five people.
13:59 - London 1: Hut currently used by Kings Bay personnel.
14:28 - Officer House.
15:36 - Oil Tanks.
16:03 - Former Dry Storage, now a bar with bar nights on Wednesdays and Saturdays (front), and the old train garage (back).
16:11 - Seashore Hut used for storage (left).
17:27 - Hut storing kayaks near the harbour.
18:01 - Harbor.
18:15 - Marine Laboratory, the newest facility.
18:36 - Storage building in the harbour.
Location: The island of Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway.
Filmed in July 2024 using DJI Pocket 2.