Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Abandoned, Svalbard


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The result was delete. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 22:44, 20 June 2017 (UTC)

Abandoned, Svalbard

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I strongly suspect that this is a phantom location in Google Maps. The article says that it is just to the north from Moskushamn (a.k.a. Hiorthhamn), which is itself an abandoned settlement. Google search didn't return anything relevant (it mostly returns the abandoned settlement Pyramiden, and even excluding it yielded nothing useful). I have checked several maps returned by Google, without success (though few are detailed enough). As I have said, I strongly suspect that this is a mistaken entry - perhaps somebody mistook a note "Abandoned" belonging to the settlement Moskushamn for an actual settlement with the name "Abandoned". (The article also cites no references.) - Mike Rosoft (talk) 17:15, 13 June 2017 (UTC)
 * The location does not exist at placenames.npolar.no [caution - invalid certificate], either. (This is the place name registry of the website of the Norwegian Polar Institute.) - Mike Rosoft (talk) 17:57, 13 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 17:25, 13 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Norway-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 17:25, 13 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete Per Nom Bosley John Bosley (talk) 17:30, 13 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete Fails verifiability. Apparent original research in the form of misunderstanding an entry on a map. Edison (talk) 18:27, 13 June 2017 (UTC)
 * To clarify, the location does exist on Google Maps . The misunderstanding is on the part of whoever added it to the map. (As I have said, I am now pretty certain that this is a phantom settlement.) - Mike Rosoft (talk) 18:35, 13 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete. Even though it popped up on Google Maps, that is not verifiable, and I couldn't find anything in a generic Google search. —MRD2014 ( T /  C ) 18:49, 13 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes, I think what happened is someone mistook the adjective "abandoned" -- per the Huffington Post article about Pyramiden, "Svalbard, Arctic Home Of Abandoned Village" -- for a proper noun, just as Mike says. Delete per nom, or maybe better yet redirect to Pyramiden. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 22:57, 13 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete as an online map artifact mistaken for the name of Norwegian settlement. --Lockley (talk) 17:50, 15 June 2017 (UTC)


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