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Soundwalk from a tern area near the shore towards the point where the Longyear River flows into the ocean. A background engine noise comes from the harbour to the south. Recording: Zoom H2N, binaural mics Soundman Classic, wav 48 kHz, 24 bit converted in 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 and Binaural microphones. A compact recorder with five capsules offering X/Y, mid-side and surround modes.
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Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
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Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Radio electronic signals and helicopter
Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
2024 New year fireworks at Longyearbyen
Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
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Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
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Sources & credits
- “6JGX+F6 Longyearbyen, Svalbard e Jan Mayen - Soundwalk: terns, confluence of river and ocean, background engine” by giuseppe gavazza – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0