20107 Barencburg(76m), Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Spitsbergen

The coordinates in the vola-legacy-reports a
78 03 20N 014 13 16E

The wmo number suggest it is part of the Russian group, yet, surely this is part of Norway?

Keith (Southend)

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Keith Harris writes
20107 Barencburg(76m), Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Spitsbergen

The coordinates in the vola-legacy-reports a
78 03 20N 014 13 16E

The wmo number suggest it is part of the Russian group, yet, surely
this is part of Norway?

Keith (Southend)

Looking on Wikipedia, I found that - although it's part of Norway -
"Other settlements [on the island] include the Russian mining community
of Barentsburg". I wonder how that works. Presumably Norway and Russia
must have some sort of treaty governing just what members of the mining
community are allowed to do.
--
John Hall
"Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history
that man can never learn anything from history."
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

Op dinsdag 13 februari 2018 21:36:40 UTC+1 schreef John Hall:

Looking on Wikipedia, I found that - although it's part of Norway -
"Other settlements [on the island] include the Russian mining community
of Barentsburg". I wonder how that works. Presumably Norway and Russia
must have some sort of treaty governing just what members of the mining
community are allowed to do.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barentsburg

"Although Svalbard is under Norwegian sovereignty, the unique Svalbard Treaty of 1920 allows citizens of signatory countries equal rights to exploit natural resources."

Colin Youngs
Brussels

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Colin Youngs writes
Op dinsdag 13 februari 2018 21:36:40 UTC+1 schreef John Hall:

Looking on Wikipedia, I found that - although it's part of Norway -
"Other settlements [on the island] include the Russian mining community
of Barentsburg". I wonder how that works. Presumably Norway and Russia
must have some sort of treaty governing just what members of the mining
community are allowed to do.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barentsburg

"Although Svalbard is under Norwegian sovereignty, the unique Svalbard
Treaty of 1920 allows citizens of signatory countries equal rights to
exploit natural resources."

Thanks. I looked at the article on Svalbard, but didn't think to go on
to look at the one on Barentsburg.
--
John Hall
"Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history
that man can never learn anything from history."
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

On Tuesday, 13 February 2018 21:36:41 UTC, John Hall wrote:
In message ,
Colin Youngs writes
Op dinsdag 13 februari 2018 21:36:40 UTC+1 schreef John Hall:

Looking on Wikipedia, I found that - although it's part of Norway -
"Other settlements [on the island] include the Russian mining community
of Barentsburg". I wonder how that works. Presumably Norway and Russia
must have some sort of treaty governing just what members of the mining
community are allowed to do.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barentsburg

"Although Svalbard is under Norwegian sovereignty, the unique Svalbard
Treaty of 1920 allows citizens of signatory countries equal rights to
exploit natural resources."

Thanks. I looked at the article on Svalbard, but didn't think to go on
to look at the one on Barentsburg.
--
John Hall
"Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history
that man can never learn anything from history."
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

Thanks for the replies, surprising what one un earths when you start to look a little closer. I'm breaking down the Russian Oblasts/ Republics etc, such a vast Country.

I have recently done this for my Chinese reports, I find it gives them a bit more meaning geographically.


Keith (Southend)

On 13/02/2018 19:55, Keith Harris wrote:
20107 Barencburg(76m), Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Spitsbergen

The coordinates in the vola-legacy-reports a
78 03 20N 014 13 16E

The wmo number suggest it is part of the Russian group, yet, surely this is part of Norway?

Keith (Southend)

When I visited Svalbard many years ago, we visited Barentsburg and found
it was essentially a mining town populated by Russians. How they came to
be there, I don't know but it might account for any weather station
there being part of a Russian group. I think Pyramiden is/was also
populated by ex-pat Russians but is probably derelict now.

On Tuesday, 13 February 2018 19:55:42 UTC, Keith Harris wrote:
20107 Barencburg(76m), Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Spitsbergen

The coordinates in the vola-legacy-reports a
78 03 20N 014 13 16E

The wmo number suggest it is part of the Russian group, yet, surely this is part of Norway?

Keith (Southend)

On Thursday, 15 February 2018 14:15:10 UTC, Weatherlawyer wrote:
On Tuesday, 13 February 2018 21:43:19 UTC, Weatherlawyer wrote:
On Saturday, 10 February 2018 23:41:37 UTC, Weatherlawyer wrote:
It would be hard to imagine...
It IS hard to imagine anyone in Western Europe missing this. Certainly nobody from uk.sci.weather:

https://earth.nullschool.net/#curren...6.50,52.98,290

Right?



And that's all that you can see from sea too see
Which is all very well, except...
How did this:
https://weathercharts.wordpress.com/2018/02/13/sol...
...turn into this:
https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface...
And:
Where.. in Britain... is it being discussed?
...with no breadcrumbs!

A nuclear submarine can be destroyed relatively safely with long term effects but little initial problems that make it difficult to instigate.

Why have they aimed @: https://weathercharts.wordpress.com/2018/02/15/ice...

Controlled volcanic eruption (inevitable next few days)