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Steps in the snow winter 2023, Gruve 7, last active mine Svalbard, Longyearbyen. Walk around the entrance to mine No. 7, the last active coal mine on Svalbard, Longyearbyen. Zoom H2N surround 4-channel, built-in microphones, converted to stereo mp3 320 kbps.
About the place
Longyearbyen is a town of about 2,368 people in Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen. OttoAnna lists 40 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Zoom H2n. A compact recorder with five capsules offering X/Y, mid-side and surround modes.
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Sources & credits
- “CFCR525G+GQ - Steps in the snow, winter 2023, Gruve 7, last active mine Svalbard, Longyearbyen” by giuseppe gavazza – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0