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After the flag debate and the current Flag of Canada got accepted, another proposal came to represent French ties in Canada, that being the Canadian Unity Flag, which adds 2 small blue bars to the edges of the white center bar to represent French Canadians. [19] Longyearbyen School serves ages 6–18. It is the northernmost primary and secondary school in the world. [79] Once pupils reach ages 16 or 17 many families move to mainland Norway. There is a non-degree-offering tertiary educational institution in Longyearbyen, [32] University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), co-located with the Norwegian Polar Institute, Svalbard Museum, Svalbard Science Forum. [80]
The Svalbard Treaty» recognises Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard, including Bjørnøya (Bear Island), and that Norwegian law applies within the archipelago. The treaty also provides certain rights for the other signatories, including that their citizens may reside and engage in business activities, hunting and fishing in the archipelago. Furthermore, the treaty regulates the demilitarisation of the archipelago, i.e. fortresses, naval bases and the stationing of military personnel are not permitted. a b c d "9 Næringsvirksomhet". St.meld. nr. 22 (2008–2009): Svalbard. Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police. 17 April 2009. Archived from the original on 25 August 2011 . Retrieved 24 March 2010.
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault: Frequently Asked Questions". Government.no. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012 . Retrieved 11 April 2012. a b "Immigrants warmly welcomed". Al Jazeera. 4 July 2006. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017 . Retrieved 29 October 2017. Arctic science for global challenges". University Centre in Svalbard. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012 . Retrieved 14 March 2012. Stortinget (28 April 2021). "Forslag til norsk flagg". Stortinget.no (in Norwegian) . Retrieved 2022-09-10. a b "Ah The Thai chef". Norwegian Air Shuttle (inflight magazine). Archived from the original on 29 October 2017 . Retrieved 29 October 2017.
Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean under the sovereignty of Norway, but is subject to the special status granted by the Svalbard Treaty. Jan Mayen is a remote island in the Arctic Ocean; it has no permanent population and is administered by the County Governor of Nordland. Svalbard and Jan Mayen have in common that they are the only integrated parts of Norway not allocated to counties. Link to radio AM1270 livestream and map of town". Archived from the original on 21 July 2020 . Retrieved 26 July 2020. forward together with arms and flags of Norwegian counties in a booklet called Fylkesmerker [trt30]. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 CC BY-SA 3.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 true true Maybe it seems a bit over the top to call our little town a metropolis. However, with its vitality, international vibe and warm people in wonderful surroundings, that’s exactly how we perceive it. Longyearbyen’s central location in a geopolitically interesting Arctic also contributes to it being perceived as larger than it actually is. Furthermore, the range of services on offer to residents and guests is surprisingly extensive with a wide range of shops, restaurants and bars, along with varied cultural offerings. In Longyearbyen, the North Pole is right around the corner from the pub. Perhaps some find it strange that a settlement so incredibly far north has its own brewery, chocolaterie and greenhouse that supplies us with fresh herbs and vegetables, but that’s just the way it is!
Hottest Ever Day Recorded in Arctic Svalbard". 25 July 2020. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020 . Retrieved 25 July 2020. Longyearbyen Airport is built on permafrost. The 2,483-metre-long runway is insulated against the ground, so it will not melt during the summer. The hangar is also frozen into the ground.Mining in Mine 1b was terminated in 1958, [4] :47 but operation in Mine 5 started the following year. Preliminary work on Mine 4 started in 1954, and from 1960 it was used as a reserve mine. [4] :48 The Norwegian Air Force started serving Longyearbyen with postal flights in the 1950s. In 1959, a man fell seriously ill, so a landing strip was prepared in Adventdalen. From the same year, Braathens SAFE started serving the tundra airport with irregular winter flights. [8] :154–158 In 1957, a principal was hired at the primary school and a new church was opened on 24 August 1958. [4] :126 From 1961, the primary school was supplemented by a private middle school. [4] :114 A branch of Tromsø Sparebank opened in 1959. [4] :16 Svalbard, an archipelago located in the Arctic Ocean, is a territory of Norway. However, it does not have its own official flag distinct from the flag of Norway. Instead, the flag of Norway, also known as the Norwegian flag or the " Nordic Cross" is used to represent Svalbard. As of 2014, Thai people, numbering 120, were the second largest group of residents after Norwegians; [30] there were 60 in 2006. Thais first came to Svalbard when men brought their wives from Thailand during the 1970s. [31] In 2006, most of the Thai residents worked as cleaners, [31] and as of 2011 most stay for terms of two to three years to save funds. [ citation needed] In 2007, 10 students at the Longyearbyen School were Thai. [32] The Thai community is active in numerous cultural events annually and motivated the establishment of a Thai supermarket. [30]
Snowmobiles are a popular mode of transport, and there are more snowmobiles than residents. In 2008, there were registered 2,672 snowmobiles, and 69 per cent of households owned at least one. [82] Off-road motorised transport is prohibited on bare ground, but snowmobiles are used extensively during winter—both for commercial and recreational activities. Transport from Longyearbyen to Barentsburg (45km or 28mi) and Pyramiden (100km or 62mi) is possible by snowmobile in winter, or by ship year round. [83] :63–67 Economy: coal mining is still being done in one mine (as of 2022). [3] Climate [ change | change source ]Stange, Rolf (2011). Spitsbergen. Cold Beauty (Photo book) (in English, German, Dutch, and Norwegian). Rolf Stange. ISBN 978-3-937903-10-1.
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