Gruve 1B
Gruve 1B is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 198 m. Møysalen stands 1,148 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Gruve 1A Amerikagruva, a historic site 1.0 miles away.
Produksjonen i Gruve 1b startet i 1939 med longwall strossedrift. Anlegget ble dimensjonert for en produksjon på 100 000 tonn. Samtidig ble det bygd en ny bydel, Sverdrupbyen, i nærheten av gruva.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sukkertoppen: 1.3 mi
- Trollsteinen: 2.6 mi
- Nordenskiöld Fjellet: 2.7 mi
- Lars Hiertafjellet: 2.7 mi
- Håbergnuten: 5.0 mi
- Gruve 1A Amerikagruva: 1.0 mi
- John Munro Longyear memorial: 1.2 mi
- Taubanesentralen: 1.5 mi
- Operasion Fritham: 20.6 mi
- ship gun: 21.1 mi
- Svalbard Husky: 1.6 mi
- Polar bear road sign: 1.8 mi
- Isgrotta på Longyearbreen: 2.5 mi
- Svalbard Husky: 5.1 mi
- Green Dog Svalbard: 6.0 mi
- Polar Bear: 1.7 mi
- Perpetual Repercussion: 2.5 mi
- Perpetual Repercussion: 2.5 mi
- Signboard: 3.2 mi
- The Mail Coach: 21.5 mi
- WildPhoto Travel: 1.5 mi
- Svalbard Museum: 1.7 mi
- North Pole Expedition Museum: 1.8 mi
- Hyperittfossen: 13.5 mi
- Frozen waterfall: 21.2 mi
- Gåsøyane fuglereservat: 19.6 mi
- Boulder-stones!: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Gruve 1B. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Møysalen | ESE 109° | 1,148 m | 15.6 mi |
| Skolten | ESE 103° | 1,130 m | 15.9 mi |
| Helvetiafjellet | E 84° | 1,079 m | 9.5 mi |
| Møysalen | ESE 108° | 1,060 m | 14.9 mi |
| Nordenskiöld Fjellet | SW 230° | 1,051 m | 2.7 mi |
| Håbergnuten | SSW 209° | 1,031 m | 5.0 mi |
| Karl Bayfjellet | SSE 161° | 1,022 m | 5.4 mi |
| Ringdalsfjellet | S 179° | 1,006 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 05:54 | 15:58 | 18:18 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 16:57 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | Polar night | — | — |
Local time (Arctic/Longyearbyen).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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