The most northern town on Earth where tourists can't leave the safe areas
The world's northernmost settlement with a permanent population of more than 1,000 is a fascinating town on the island of ...
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I live in the northernmost town on Earth, where alcohol is rationed and polar bears are a common threat
Because Longyearbyen is above the auroral zone, this natural phenomenon often occurs to the south of us. The lights are visible throughout the long polar night when we experience 24/7 darkness for ...
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The Dark Season Has Begun in Svalbard – A Whole New World!
From today, the town of Longyearbyen won’t see the sun for ... I’ve been fortunate to experience ‘polar night’ twice—once with @visitsvalbard & @visitnorway, and another time with ...
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Eveline Lunde
I live in Earth's northernmost town, Longyearbyen, which has no sunlight for over two months. Here's what a day is like during the polar night. Living in Longyearbyen, Norway, the most northern ...
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The war on polar bears
But precautions aren't always enough. In 2011, a trip-wire designed to alert a group camping near Longyearbyen failed, and a polar bear "reported to be starving and emaciated" killed a 17-year-old ...