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    Longyearbyen (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈlɔ̀ŋjɛrˌbyːən], locally Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈlɔ̀ŋjɑrˌbyːən]; "Longyear Town") is the world's northernmost settlement...
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    followed in size by Nordaustlandet and Edgeøya. The largest settlement is Longyearbyen on the west coast of Spitsbergen. Whalers who sailed far north in the...
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    of Longyearbyen on the west coast, and is the northernmost airport in the world with scheduled public flights. The first airport near Longyearbyen was...
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    Longyearbyen School (Norwegian: Longyearbyen skole) is a combined primary and secondary school located in and serving Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway. The...
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    Norway and the 36th largest in the world. The administrative centre is Longyearbyen. Other settlements, in addition to research outposts, are the Russian...
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    Svalbard Act, which also limits which Norwegian laws apply to the islands. Longyearbyen Community Council is the only elected local government and is organized...
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    respective figures at the 81° parallel north are 141 and 128 days. In Longyearbyen, midnight sun lasts from 20 April until 23 August, and polar night lasts...
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    Longyearbyen Community Council (Norwegian: Longyearbyen lokalstyre) is the local government for Longyearbyen in Svalbard, Norway. It has many of the same...
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  • site of Nordfjorden in the Isfjord, stood roughly diagonally opposite Longyearbyen. The Rotterdam-based Van der Eb and Dresselhuys Scheepvaartmaatschappij...
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  • Svalbard Turn is a sports club based in Longyearbyen, Norway. The club was founded on 6 September 1930, with gymnastics as its main activity. Today, the...
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