Petunia cabine
The place
Petunia cabine ("Petuniabukta Cabin") in Petunia Bay, Billefjorden/Pyramiden area (central Spitsbergen, Arctic Svalbard, 78°N, Norway), at a true altitude of ~10 m (0 m listed in the database, acceptable for the Arctic), on the Billefjord fjord shore. Continuous Arctic Svalbard cluster (batches 260-397). Historic Norwegian trapper's hunting cabin on Billefjord fjord (Petuniabukta, Petunia Bay + Billefjorden, a 30 km fjord off Isfjorden + Pyramiden, a former USSR mining town 1927-1998, now a ghost town + Longyearbyen, population 2500, Svalbard's capital at 78°13'N, the world's northernmost town with 1000+ inhabitants + the Svalbard Treaty of February 9, 1920, granting Norwegian sovereignty with free access for economic activity to 46 signatory countries + heritage of Norwegian/Russian trappers, seasonal seal/fox hunters in Svalbard from the 17th to the 20th century + the iconic 1596 discovery by Willem Barentsz + Norwegian independence on June 7, 1905, ending the union with Sweden + the Nazi occupation of Norway, April 9, 1940 to May 8, 1945 + the heroic Milorg resistance + King Haakon VII's exile in London + the iconic Global Seed Vault in Svalbard, opened February 26, 2008 in Longyearbyen, safeguarding 1.1 M seed samples + the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo since 1901 + the sovereign wealth fund of $1.7 trillion, the largest in the world).
The setting
Petuniabukta Billefjorden/Pyramiden central Spitsbergen Arctic Svalbard 78°N Norway altitude 0 m in database acceptable for Arctic ~10 m actual, on Billefjord fjord shore, continuous cluster batches 260-397, Norwegian trapper's hunting cabin on the fjord + Petuniabukta + Billefjorden 30 km off Isfjorden + Pyramiden USSR 1927-1998 ghost town + Longyearbyen 2500 capital 78°13'N world's northernmost with 1000+ inhabitants + Svalbard Treaty February 9, 1920 sovereignty 46 signatory countries, Norwegian/Russian trappers seal/fox hunting 17th-20th c. + Barentsz 1596 + independence June 7, 1905 from Sweden + Nazi occupation April 9, 1940-May 8, 1945 + Milorg + Haakon VII exile in London + Global Seed Vault February 26, 2008 1.1 M seed samples + Nobel Prize Oslo since 1901 + sovereign wealth fund $1.7T largest in world.
