In Longyearbyen
Longyearbyen is the largest settlement and the administrative center of Svalbard. It is located on the western coast of Spitsbergen, the largest island of the Svalbard archipelago, on the southern side on Adventfjorden, which continues inland with Adventdalen. The Governor of Svalbard and his administration reside in Longyearbyen.
Longyearbyen has approximately 2,060 inhabitants (at the end of 2007). It is one of the world's northernmost towns, and the most northerly town with a population of over 1,000.
Most tourists to Longyearbyen arrive during spring and summer. Spring is very popular since Spitsbergen is one of the few places in Norway where a snowmobile can be driven in open country without special permission. However, due to strict environmental laws not all of the main island of Spitsbergen is accessible. From February until November several tour operators provide a wide range of guided trips.
Longyearbyen is the world's most northern easily accessible settlement, with Svalbard Airport just outside town offering regular flights to and from Tromsø and Oslo, Norway. The airport served 120,000 passengers in 2007. It is also the northernmost town over 1000 inhabitants; it houses a large number of northernmost places and objects of interest: the northernmost church, hospital, tourist office, permanent airport with scheduled flights, bus station, commercial sea port. A large Radisson Hotel has also opened in the settlement.
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Town of Longyearbyen really offers unexpected sights: snowmobiles without snow everywhere, wooden pillars once used to coal transportation, small colorful houses, a church, ... everything located on the bank of Isfjord surrounded by arctic mountains. To no one's surprise, a meadow in the center of the down boasts with plenty of cotton grass...
In Longyearbyen
Longyearbyen is the largest settlement and the administrative center of Svalbard. It is located on the western coast of Spitsbergen, the largest island of the Svalbard archipelago, on the southern side on Adventfjorden, which continues inland with Adventdalen. The Governor of Svalbard and his administration reside in Longyearbyen.
Longyearbyen has approximately 2,060 inhabitants (at the end of 2007). It is one of the world's northernmost towns, and the most northerly town with a population of over 1,000.
Most tourists to Longyearbyen arrive during spring and summer. Spring is very popular since Spitsbergen is one of the few places in Norway where a snowmobile can be driven in open country without special permission. However, due to strict environmental laws not all of the main island of Spitsbergen is accessible. From February until November several tour operators provide a wide range of guided trips.
Longyearbyen is the world's most northern easily accessible settlement, with Svalbard Airport just outside town offering regular flights to and from Tromsø and Oslo, Norway. The airport served 120,000 passengers in 2007. It is also the northernmost town over 1000 inhabitants; it houses a large number of northernmost places and objects of interest: the northernmost church, hospital, tourist office, permanent airport with scheduled flights, bus station, commercial sea port. A large Radisson Hotel has also opened in the settlement.
(Wikipedia)
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Town of Longyearbyen really offers unexpected sights: snowmobiles without snow everywhere, wooden pillars once used to coal transportation, small colorful houses, a church, ... everything located on the bank of Isfjord surrounded by arctic mountains. To no one's surprise, a meadow in the center of the down boasts with plenty of cotton grass...