| Sveagruva Sveagruva | ||
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| State | Norway | |
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| Region | Svalbard Islands | |
| Altitude | 7 m a.s.l. | |
| Inhabitants | 220 (estimate) | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
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Sveagruva (or Svea) is a locality of the Svalbard Islands.
To know
It is a coal mining settlement on the south coast of the main island of Spitsbergen at Svalbard, with no permanent population. Mining has been halted, but maintenance work is being done by personnel from Longyearbyen.
Sveagruva is a corporate city and is not really organized to handle visitors. It is owned by Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani AS, which has its head office in Sjøområdet in Longyearbyen.
How to orient yourself
Sveagruva: full screen map.How to get
The tiny airstrip here serves only company charters, and cruise ships are not welcome. Most of the very few tourists who come this far from Longyearbyen take three days of trekking over challenging terrain.
How to get around
What see
Events and parties
What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
There is an on-site canteen for miners, which can serve visitors if they ask politely.
Where stay
There is no public housing, although you may be allowed to camp in the sheds and use the bathroom-shower facilities.
