Welcome to Longyearbyen | Visit Svalbard
WEBLongyearbyen is situated in a valley on the shores of the idyllic Adventfjord, surrounded by steep mountains and several glaciers. There are only around 40 km of roads in Longyearbyen, which is divided into several “suburbs”, including the town centre and Nybyen (new town).
Longyearbyen - Wikipedia
WEBLongyearbyen (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈlɔ̀ŋjɛrˌbyːən], [1] locally [ˈlɔ̀ŋjɑrˌbyːən], "Longyear Town") is the world's northernmost settlement with a population greater than 1,000, and the largest inhabited area of Svalbard, Norway.
Top Ten Things to Do in Longyearbyen, Svalbard - Earth Trekkers
WEBSep 5, 2018 · Longyearbyen is a very cool town to visit, but the best part about a visit here is leaving town and venturing out into the wilderness. Cruise the fjords, go on a snowmobile or dog sledding expedition, go kayaking or hiking…there are tons of …
Welcome to the High Arctic of Svalbard! - Visit Svalbard
WEBChoose your Svalbard adventure! Do you want to challenge yourself on an adventure in Svalbard’s majestic wilderness? Or would you prefer a cosy time in the tiny metropole of Longyearbyen? These three travel concepts will make it easier for you to find the Svalbard experience that suits you best!
Incomparable Experiences and Fine-dining Restaurants - Travel
WEBOct 14, 2022 · With enormous white-blue glaciers, frigid waters dotted with chunks of sea ice, and miles of vast Arctic tundra to explore via snowmobile, dog sled, or skis, Svalbard is an outdoor adventure...
This Is Longyearbyen: The World’s Northernmost Town - Life in Norway
WEBMar 12, 2019 · At this location, Longyearbyen is the northernmost permanently inhabited community in the world. There are a handful of other settlements farther north, including Ny-Ålesund on Svalbard, but they are purely research settlements. Longyearbyen is a fully-functioning community.
Longyearbyen – Travel guide at Wikivoyage
WEBLongyearbyen, (pronounced lungyer-byin) is the largest populated area, and capital of the Norwegian region of Svalbard. The settlement is generally regarded as the northernmost town in the world as well as the most easily accessed frontier in the Arctic, and is an ideal base for the greater exploration of Svalbard and the high Arctic. Understand.
The World's Northernmost Town is Longyearbyen - See a Guide …
WEBLongyearbyen is the northernmost town in the world, with around 2,400 people living there permanently. Longyearbyen is isolated on the polar archipelago of Svalbard at 78 degrees north. Longyearbyen is situated on the island of Spitsbergen.
Longyearbyen travel - Lonely Planet | Norway, Europe
WEBLongyearbyen is like a portal to a magical sub-polar world. Just about every Svalbard experience begins here, but if you came to Svalbard and spent the whole time in Longyearbyen (Svalbard's only town of any size), you'd leave disappointed.
Longyearbyen - Svalbard Museum
WEBLongyearbyen is located in a valley south of Adventfjorden, at 78° 10' N. The valley’s coalfields were occupied in the summer of 1900 by entrepreneurs from Trondheim, who established Kulkompagniet Trondhjem-Spitsbergen.