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This is a time lapse diary from Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard (Spitzbergen). It is shot in and around the arctic research village of Ny-Ålesund. Located at 79' north, it's the world's northernmost permanent settlement, with approximately 40 inhabitants. Ny-Ålesund was a coal mining town until the 60s, but has since been transformed into a multidisciplinary international polar research and monitoring village.