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March 22, 2018
In Norway's Svalbard Islands lies the small town of Longyearbyen, a beautiful artic town which has outlawed death. It is not a new law but has been practiced for years! Since 1950 no one allowed to die in the town. If someone gets terminally ill they are flown off to the mainland area and they are supposedÃÂ ...
IFLScience
March 22, 2018
The Arctic town of Longyearbyen in Norway's Svalbard Islands has taken the very unusual step of outlawing death. Since 1950, no one has legally been allowed to die in the town. Even if you've lived there all your life, if you are terminally ill you will be flown off the island to live out the rest of your days.
National Geographic
March 21, 2018
In mid-December a violent storm hit the region, and residents were ordered to evacuate homes in avalanche-threatened areas of Longyearbyen—the archipelago's main city, located near the vault. The precaution was taken after other avalanches struck the area, including one in December 2015 that killedÃÂ ...
The Sun
March 10, 2018
THESE stunning snaps from the remote Norwegian town of Longyearbyen make it look something straight out of a fairytale. But behind the pictures lies a somewhat bizarre law which the 2,000 residents in the town have to follow - it is illegal to die there. Longyearbyen, a tranquil town in the middle ofÃÂ ...
NEWS.com.au
March 10, 2018
LONGYEARBYEN, the capital of the remote Norwegian island of Svalbard, can look like an Arctic wonderland of snow and midnight light shows. But behind the pictures lies a somewhat bizarre law which the 2000 residents in the town have to follow — it is illegal to die there. Dying has been banned on theÃÂ ...
My Modern Met
March 6, 2018
Located just 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) from the North Pole, Longyearbyen is a small mining town that is the administrative center of Norway's Svalbard Archipelago. Surrounded by the Arctic Ocean, in a land where the sun doesn't rise for months and the colorful Northern Lights dance across the sky,ÃÂ ...
Global Times
February 26, 2018
A car passes by a sign warning of polar bears in Longyearbyen, Norway on Feb. 25, 2018. (Xinhua/Liang Youchang). Photo taken on Feb. 25, 2018 shows the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) in Longyearbyen, Norway. (Xinhua/Liang Youchang). A fence is put outside of a kindergarten to avoid theÃÂ ...
The Times
November 10, 2017
Q Last year we had a wonderful cruise from Longyearbyen around the west and north of the Svalbard archipelago then across to Greenland and down its eastern coast. I would like to go back to Spitsbergen and visit some of the old settlements such as Pyramiden or Barentsburg, and then go to Nuuk and ...
TASS
November 2, 2017
LONGYEARBYEN /Norway/, November 3. /TASS/. The area of search on the Spitsbergen coastline was expanded after Russian rescuers and ...
TASS
October 31, 2017
LONGYEARBYEN /Norway/, October 31. /TASS/. Russian rescuers, who returned to Longyearbyen after examining another stretch of ...
Sputnik International
October 28, 2017
LONGYEARBYEN (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, the Russian Emergencies Ministry Il-76 aircraft landed with rescuers and necessary ...
The Independent Barents Observer (blog)
October 26, 2017
In August, 1996, a Russian Tu-154 aircraft from Vnukovo Airlines crashed in Operafjellet during approach to Longyearbyen airport. All 141Â ...
STAT
October 25, 2017
For more than 10 years, Bilicz has been hospital manager and head nurse at Longyearbyen Hospital, the northernmost hospital in the world ...
The Local Norway
September 13, 2017
After arriving in Longyearbyen, Svalbard's administrative centre, and speaking to scientists, a priest and local residents, the film makers learned that the climate on the far northern islands not only makes it difficult to bury the dead. "We went to the northernmost city in the world to find out about a rumour that ...
Cruise Industry News
July 26, 2017
Longyearbyen, the largest settlement on Svalbard, can feel temporarily crowded during the summer, such as when the AIDAluna called on July 21 with some 2,100 passengers, considering Longyearbyen is a small town with a few concentrated sights. Earlier this month, the local newspaper, ...
The Local Norway
February 21, 2017
Rescuers at the site where an avalanche has passed road 228 in Longyearbyen, Svalbard. ... Over 200 people have been evacuated in Longyearbyen, the capital of Norway's Arctic Svalbard Archipelago, after an avalanche crashed through the town, demolishing two buildings. The islands' governor ...
The Independent
December 31, 1999
Longyearbyen, on the island of Spitzbergen, is just 650 miles from the North Pole. A few other settlements deep within the Arctic Circle are closer to the top of the world: Eureka and Alert in the far north of Canada, and the imaginatively named Nord in Greenland. But they are research stations which tick ...
The Times
December 31, 1999
Q Last year we had a wonderful cruise from Longyearbyen around the west and north of the Svalbard archipelago then across to Greenland ...
NBCNews.com
August 12, 2017
A combination photo shows the different phases of the total solar eclipse as it occurred over Longyearbyen on Svalbard, Norway on March 20,ÃÂ ...
The Independent Barents Observer
August 7, 2017
This weekend, the largest vessel ever to make port call to Longyearbyen, MSC ëPreziosaû - vessel with capacity of more than 4,000 people.
Svalbardposten
July 30, 2017
Ekspedisjonen Polar Row ledet av islandske Fiann Paul, med norske Tor Wigum, waliseren Jeff Willis, amerikanske Carlo Facchino og indiskeÃÂ ...
SFGate
July 29, 2017
Strolling past the coal miner statue on Longyearbyen's pedestrian thoroughfare, I count three Svalbard reindeer grazing among the patches ofÃÂ ...
Cruise Industry News
July 26, 2017
Longyearbyen, the largest settlement on Svalbard, can feel temporarily crowded during the summer, such as when the AIDAluna called on JulyÃÂ ...
HuffPost
December 31, 1999
A total solar eclipse is seen in Longyearbyen on Svalbard, Norway, on March 20, 2015. The earliest recorded total solar eclipse in humanÃÂ ...
News Deeply
March 10, 2017
Explore the options for a maritime component to the already existing schemes, such as the Canadian Rangers or Longyearbyen Red Cross.
Yahoo News
March 10, 2017
The trio will be leaving for Oslo, Norway on April 4 and will be based at Longyearbyen, Svalbard Island for a week to undergo a process of adjustment and final preparation.
The Village Reporter and the Hometown Huddle
March 2, 2017
They voted the gold by an overwhelming margin to Svalbaroi Polar Iceberg Water from Longyearbyen, Norway. A pair of New Zealand waters won the silver and bronze - Waiheke Imperial was second and Antipodes, third.
Malang Today
March 1, 2017
MALANGTODAY.NET - Longyearbyen merupakan ibukota Kepulauan Svalbard, Norwegia. Longyearbyen memiliki peraturan unik yang melarang para warganya menguburkan jenazah.
The Independent Barents Observer
February 28, 2017
... through 1,5 meters thick ice can remain out at sea up to six weeks at a time. The new icebreaker will replace the 1978-built "Lance" - a former fishing and sealing vessel that was rebuilt as a research vessel in 1992.
Detikcom
February 27, 2017
Longyearbyen adalah ibukota bagi Kepulauan Svalbard. Kepulauan Svalbard sendiri merupakan salah satu kepulauan di sebelah utara dari daratan utama Eropa dan berada di Samudra Arktik.
Martinsville Bulletin
February 27, 2017
At 12:15 p.m. on March 8, the people of Longyearbyen gather together to celebrate a specific event: the first glimpse of the sun since November.
Sentinel-Tribune
February 27, 2017
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) - The small Ohio community of Montpelier has won the top prize for U.S. tap water at an international tasting contest.
Seatrade Cruise News
February 27, 2017
The two voyages are a 25 day sailing from Oban, Scotland to Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, June 13 to July 6, 2017 and a 25 day Aberdeen, Scotland to Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen June 23- July 16, 2017. There are currently between 22,000 and 31,000 polarÃÂ ...
Sioux City Journal
February 27, 2017
Rescuers at the site where an avalanche passed road 228 and hit at least one building, in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017.
Mirror Daily
February 26, 2017
Its closest neighbor is Longyearbyen, housed by the remote Arctic Svalbard archipelago. This is just some 810 miles away from the North Pole.
Manila Bulletin
February 24, 2017
Nearly 10 years after a "doomsday" seed vault opened on an Arctic island, some 50,000 new samples from seed collections around the world have been deposited in the world's largest repository built to safeguard against wars or natural disasters wiping ...
CNBC
February 24, 2017
A general view of the entrance of the international gene bank Svalbard Global Seed Vault, outside Longyearbyen on Spitsbergen, Norway, on February 29, 2016.
Atlas Obscura
February 22, 2017
It's so cold in Longyearbyen, it's illegal to be buried here and residents are required to carry a high-powered rifle in case of polar bear attacks.
The Arctic Journal
February 21, 2017
No-one was hurt, but residents of residents of Longyearbyen, Svalbard, have still been left asking what went wrong, after two apartment buildings were severely damaged (pictured above) Tuesday morning when an avalanche ripped through aÃÂ ...
The Arctic Journal
February 21, 2017
... but residents of residents of Longyearbyen, Svalbard, have still been left asking what went wrong, after two apartment buildings were severely damaged (pictured above) Tuesday morning when an avalanche ripped through a neighbourhood that officialsÃÂ ...
Views and News from Norway
February 21, 2017
More tons of snow, ice, dirt and rocks thundered down on a residental area of Longyearbyen on Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard on Tuesday.
The Independent Barents Observer
February 17, 2017
In April 2015, Rogozin made big headlines in Norway when he suddenly posted a photo on twitter of himself outside the terminal building at Longyearbyen airport on Norway's Svalbard archipelago. Norway protested since the Deputy Prime Minister isÃÂ ...
Science Daily
February 17, 2017
Malte Jochmann was in his kitchen in Longyearbyen when an avalanche hit on 19 December 2015. His house was one of 11 that was literally lifted off of its base by a wall of snow.
Natural Resources Defense Council
February 14, 2017
Arctic temperatures have finally started to cool off after yet another winter heat wave stunted sea ice growth over the weekend. The repeated bouts of warm weather this winter, which have stunned even seasoned polar researchers, could push the Arctic ...
The Maritime Executive (blog)
February 14, 2017
He has chosen to spend several months at a time in the UNIS laboratory at roughly 78 degrees north in Longyearbyen. Heijkoop is collaborating with other researchers, including several from NTNU, to test ice that has cyclic - or regular - stresses ...
Travel Agent
February 13, 2017
New for 2017 will be the inclusion of a pre-cruise hotel night in either Reykjavik, Iceland, or Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, depending on the itinerary.
RenewEconomy
February 13, 2017
Arctic temperatures have finally started to cool off after yet another winter heat wave stunted sea ice growth over the weekend. The repeated bouts of warm weather this season have stunned even seasoned polar researchers, and could push the Arctic to aÃÂ ...
Seatrade Cruise News
February 13, 2017
Poseidon is the only company offering dedicated cruises from Longyearbyen, Svalbard, to this archipelago of 191 uninhabited, volcanic, mostly glaciated islands that since 2012 have been part of the Russian Arctic National Park.
PSNEurope
February 13, 2017
Swedish PA company, Parashoot, flew out its new Allen & Heath compact dLive system for the world's northernmost festival, held in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, located on a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. Running since 1998, the Polar Jazz ...
BBC Indonesia
February 10, 2017
Tahun ini, mahatari akan kembali ke kota Longyearbyen pada 8 Maret. Pada saat itu, orang-orang akan berkumpul di tangga rumah sakit (dalam foto); Cahaya matahari bisa dilihat pertama kali di puncak anak tangga karena ada celah kecil di pegunungan diÃÂ ...
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