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Ghost Town Football Field

A deserted football field in the former Russian coal-mining town of Pyramiden on Svalbard, halfway between Norway and the North Pole. Abandoned 20 years ago and now a ghost town, the activity, the shouts and the laughter that used to fill this place is long gone, the only sound being the wind and the screams of seagulls.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2016
Date Uploaded: 08.2016
Photo Location: Pyramiden, Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Camera: NIKON D3300
Copyright: © Niklas Magnusson