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North of mainland Europeit lies about midway between the northern coast of Norway and the North Pole.

Longyear City. Italian Wikipedia. Longyearbyen colourful homes. Cases de colors als afores de Longyearbyen. John Munro Longyear. English Wikipedia. Central European Time.

Longyearbyen wiki

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Store Norske Leksikon. The archipelago has an Arctic climatealthough with significantly higher temperatures than other areas at the same latitude.

It stretches along the foot of the left bank of the Longyear Valley and on the shore of Adventfjorden , the short estuary leading into Isfjorden on the west coast of Spitsbergen , the island's broadest inlet. As of Longyearbyen Community Council became an official Norwegian municipality. It is the seat of the Governor of Svalbard. The town's mayor is Arild Olsen. Known as Longyear City until , the town was established by and named after American John Munro Longyear , whose Arctic Coal Company started coal-mining there in

Up here in the High Arctic, the 2, residents of Longyearbyen share their home with polar bears and go without sunlight for five months of the year. I'm just back from five days in Longyearbyen, the biggest settlement on the Svalbard archipelago. Ever since I moved to Norway back in , Svalbard has been top of my bucket list. I've finally ticked it off! Having written about life in Norway for more than seven years, I've long wondered why people choose to live in such a remote, cold, and dangerous place. I had to find out for myself, so I spent five days getting to know the town and its people.

Longyearbyen wiki

It stretches along the foot of the left bank of the Longyear Valley and on the shore of Adventfjorden , the short estuary leading into Isfjorden on the west coast of Spitsbergen , the island's broadest inlet. As of Longyearbyen Community Council became an official Norwegian municipality. It is the seat of the Governor of Svalbard. The town's mayor is Arild Olsen. Known as Longyear City until , the town was established by and named after American John Munro Longyear , whose Arctic Coal Company started coal-mining there in The German Kriegsmarine almost completely destroyed the town on 8 September , but rebuilding took place after the Second World War. Historically, Longyearbyen was a company town , but most mining operations moved to Sveagruva during the s, and production ceased in due to immense financial losses suffered by SNSK since due to market conditions. Svalbard Airport , Svalbard Church and the Svalbardbutikken department store serve the community.

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Next Monday he got 2 more people, and two days later he got 5 more residents, going from 14 to 22 in one week. Is Already Behind". The town features an airport , hospital, primary and secondary school , university , sports center with a swimming pool, library, culture center, cinema, [69] bus transport, hotels, a bank, [76] and several museums. Wikivoyage 7 entries edit. While some tourism to the outpost is permitted, Norwegian authorities limit access to minimize impact on scientific work. Retrieved 19 January Svalbard Auto. Retrieved 23 January Archived from the original on 19 November Norwegian residents retain pension and medical rights through their mainland municipalities.

Longyearbyen , pronounced lungyer-byin is the largest populated area, and capital of the Norwegian region of Svalbard. The settlement is generally regarded as the northernmost town in the world as well as the most easily accessed frontier in the Arctic , and is an ideal base for the greater exploration of Svalbard and the high Arctic. This article also covers Nybyen , a town along the southern outskirts of Longyearbyen whose name translates to The New Town in English.

As of , Svalbard has around resident [] polar bears. Retrieved 11 August Dependent territories. Retrieved 21 January This has caused a dramatic decline in the population of Longyearbyen, reducing it to a mere 11 inhabitants in March, and a shockingly low 5 inhabitants by the end of April. Retrieved 16 August The settlements continued to operate as before, mining coal and monitoring the weather. Arctic Film Festival is a film festival which held annually in the city's screening venue, Kulturhuset. Retrieved 6 April Retrieved 25 February Archived from the original on 25 February The climate is harsh and unpredictable.