Kibbstolpe, straight up

In Longyearbyen, an old coal mining town at 78°N, coal used to be transported by cable car from the various mines to the shipping point. The cars were called "kibb", and the towers supporting the cables were called "kibbstolper" (kibb poles). Today, the cable cars are no longer in use, the coal is transported by large lorries, and the towers are considered cultural heritage and protected. Here is one from the middle of Longyearbyen, in a perhaps unusual perspective.

 

A different angle on this tower can be found here.

 

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