Longyearbyen in Svalbard celebrates its 100 anniversary

“The approximately 1800 people who live in Longyearbyen on Svalbard have at least one thing in common with the first inhabitants who arrived in 1906: They reside in a climate that is dominated by seasons that are either pitch dark or always illuminated by the midnight sun. In 2006 they celebrate 100 years as a community on Norway’s northernmost territory”…read more >>

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