Pixelforma Flag of Svalbard and Jan Mayen in Various Sizes 100% Polyester Print on Both Sides with Double Hem – 160 x 240 cm – 10 Eyelets

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a b Kuryanovich, Alyaksandr (August 18, 2015). "19 верасня 1991 года ў гісторыі нашай краіны, і чаму Мінск так і не стаў Менскам". Nashaniva. Archived from the original on August 29, 2023 . Retrieved August 29, 2023. Svalbard Global Seed Vault: Frequently Asked Questions". Government.no. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012 . Retrieved 11 April 2012. Longyearbyen is located at latitude 78˚ North – just 1,316 km from the North Pole. Longyearbyen is a three-hour flight from Oslo or a 90-minute flight from Tromsø. Longyearbyen is situatedon the island of Spitsbergen, the largest island in the Svalbard archipelago. While Longyearbyen is the world’s northernmost settlement with a permanent population of more than 1,000, Svalbard has another settlement even further north – the research station of Ny-Ålesund. Stange, Rolf (2011). Spitsbergen. Cold Beauty (Photo book) (in English, German, Dutch, and Norwegian). Rolf Stange. ISBN 978-3-937903-10-1.

During the 1990s, the authorities started a process to "normalise" Longyearbyen by abolishing the company town scheme and introducing a full range of services, a varied economy and local democracy. [6] :86 Commercial enterprises included a shopping mall replacing SNSK's provision store in 1992. [4] :125 Similarly, Esso opened a commercial fuel station in 1994. [4] :70 The Svalbard Council changed its regulations from 1993 and allowed parties to run for election. [4] :136 In a step to increase tourism, Svalbard Polar Hotel opened in 1995, [4] :132 and a year later mining of Mine 3 terminated. [4] :47 Longyearbyen Community Council was established in 2002, replacing the Svalbard Council and assimilating SSD, and took on many of the responsibilities and the structure of a municipality. [9] Research and education is another important industry. Students from all over the world come to study at the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), which focuses on Arctic research in the fields of biology, geology, geophysics and technology. Longyearbyen also has support functions every community is reliant on, such as a hospital, school, kindergartens, sports hall, church and cultural centre. The seasons of Longyearbyen The Norwegian krone serves as the national unit of currency. The domain for Svalbard is .no.sj. Lion is the country’s coat of arms. a b "Får bedre radiorekkevidde". Svalbardposten (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2 July 2020 . Retrieved 12 September 2023. a b "The administration of Svalbard". Report No. 9 to the Storting (1999–2000): Svalbard. Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police. 29 October 1999. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012 . Retrieved 19 April 2012.Loeser, Pete (April 22, 2011). "Colonial Flags 1914 (Germany) - Cameroon". Flags of the World (FOTW). a b "Adventfjorden". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012 . Retrieved 19 March 2012.

Gruve 7". Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012 . Retrieved 15 March 2012. There were four other similar proposals, all containing a map of Bosnia, either blue or yellow, within a red-white-blue tricolor, either diagonal or horizontal, within either 10 stars in a circle, or 2 olive branches taken from the Flag of the United Nations. [11]

Animals in Svalbard and Jan Mayen FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) 

The national dress of Svalbard is the Bunads, and 9 April is designated as National Day. In Svalbard, the majority of the population practices Christianity as their religion. In the 1960s, the town's farm was closed and replaced by industrial liquefaction of powdered milk. [4] :86 The first serial-produced snowmobile was taken into use in 1961. By 1969, there were 140 registered snowmobiles and only 33 registered cars. [4] :69 From 1962 to 1984, a recreational centre was run at Sverdrupbyen. [4] :143 Ordinary operation in Mine 4 started in 1966 but was terminated by 1970, [4] :48 two years after Mine 2b closed. [4] :47 Operations in Mine 6 commenced in 1969. [4] :48 Television broadcasting equipment was installed in 1969, with the schedule of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation being aired with a two-week delay. [4] :150