In September 1946, listed building workers from Sveagruva built a beacon at the entrance to Sveagruvaa, a mining settlement in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, lying at the head of Van Mijenfjord, just 15km away from Cape Amsterdam.
'Swedish Mine'), or simply Svea, was a mining settlement in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, lying at the head of Van Mijenfjord. In September 1946, listed building workers from Sveagruva built a beacon at the entrance to Sveagruva. Cape Amsterdam is 15 km from Sveagruva and shipping port of the Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani. 
