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Details About Longyearbyen
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Longyearbyen is the largest settlement in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway and also its capital. The settlement was founded in 1906 by John Munroe Longyear, main owner of the Arctic Coal Company of Boston. "Byen" is Norwegian for "the city". It was destroyed by the Germans in 1943 and rebuilt after World War II, with the old foundations still visible in some places. Until the early-1990s the coal mining industry was the major employer in Longyearbyen. The daily life circled only around the mining business. Today, the community offers a wide range of activities and facilities. There is a swimming hall, a climbing wall, a big sports hall, a grocery store, three pubs, three hotels, one church, several tourists shops, a cinema (Sundays) and one night club, and a squash court.
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Real Temp: 66º
Humidity: 32%
Wind: SSW at 9 mph
Fri, 5/24
60º / 46º
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Wed, 5/29
70º / 57º
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Adventures
A wide variety of activities including hiking, dog-sledding, kayaking and snowmobile safaris and even coal mining and more are offered by Svalbard's many tour companies.
Shopping
Svalbard's shopping is concentrated in and around the two-story Lompensenteret shopping mall. Beware the limited opening hours.
Currency
Currency in Norway: Norwegian krone (NOK)
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