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Longyearbyen is the capital city of Svalbard. Longyearbyen was founded on October 9, It is one of the few towns located in the territory of the former Svalbard , and was the most devoted to restoring the nation. On November 2 of that year, the town was severely damaged due to raiding by Viking City, of White Russia. However, after a later expedition of Viking City's museum, it was learnt that they kept fakes in the frames and kept the artifacts for themselves. On the 6th November, ThundorLord and the other founding members of Longyearbyen had finally gotten enough gold to make a nation, Svalbard. Soon after, on the 7th, the official coronation took place, and Longyearbyen became the official capital city of Svalbard. The city quickly became enemies with Svalbard, due to the raiding incident stated above. Viking City looked to expand their foothold against the new town of Longyearbyen, so they built a base just outside of it. Since it was out of claims, and an enemy base, ThundorLord quickly greifed it and left a sign, the message is forgotten. This marked the end of the Viking City raids, and after this the city recovered and prospered.

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North of mainland Europe , it lies about midway between the northern coast of Norway and the North Pole. The largest settlement is Longyearbyen on the west coast of Spitsbergen. Whalers who sailed far north in the 17th and 18th centuries used the islands as a base; subsequently the archipelago was abandoned. Coal mining started at the beginning of the 20th century, and several permanent communities such as Pyramiden or Barentsburg were established. The Svalbard Treaty established Svalbard as a free economic zone and a demilitarized zone. Research and tourism have become important supplementary industries, with the University Centre in Svalbard and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault playing critical roles in the local economy. Other settlements lie farther north, but are populated only by rotating groups of researchers.

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. Longyearbyen is the largest populated settlement on the Svalbard archipelago, located in the high Norwegian Arctic. The settlement is named after American entrepreneur John Munro Longyear , who as head of the Arctic Coal Company founded the town and the neighboring coal mine, the first large mine on Svalbard. Mining remains an important component of the economy, and historical remnants of the mining past can be seen on the nearby mountain slopes and throughout the town. Today, however, most mining is done at the Svea mine to the south. The economy of Longyearbyen is now driven primarily by scientific research and tourism. With approximately 2, inhabitants, the town is the de facto "capital" of the islands, and is today a vibrant, modern, and international settlement with much of the character of mainland Norwegian towns.

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Longyearbyen is the largest settlement and the administrative centre of Svalbard , Norway. As of , the town had a population of 2, Because Longyearbyen is quite far north, it has very long daylight hours during the summer, and very short daylight hours in the winter. It has midnight sun between 19 April and 25 August. Longyearbyen has polar night between 27 October and 15 February. It is milder than other places at the same latitude , due to warming from the sea. This means that surprisingly high temperatures can occur. For example, Longyearbyen reached almost into double figures Celsius on 30 January Longyearbyen is badly affected by global warming , due to its Arctic position. Contents move to sidebar hide.

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Science Daily. Retrieved 17 September The subsequent rescue attempts were covered extensively in the press and Svalbard received short-lived fame as a result. Toggle limited content width. In , the Boston -based Arctic Coal Company, with Ayer and Longyear as the main shareholders, started mining in Mine 1a, after building docks and housing. NO EN. Retrieved 21 November This Arctic wilderness starts virtually in the town centre and never ends! Retrieved 21 March Store norske leksikon ID.

Longyearbyen is the northernmost town on the planet and the gateway to Svalbard.

Archived from the original on 12 September Furthest up in the valley is Mine 2b and Nybyen , which is mostly used as student housing. This file has been extracted from another file : Longyear-Town-Centre. No one is required to have a visa or residence permit on Svalbard. Retrieved 30 May YSO ID. Archived from the original on 14 December Increased interest in petroleum exploration in the Arctic raised interest in a resolution of the dispute. The Guardian. Governor of Svalbard. Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police. Nordic countries.