Svalbard This week in history, 19 December
2015
Avalanche in Longyearbyen
On 19 December 2015 a large avalanche from Sukkertoppen hit ten houses in Longyearbyen and killed two people.
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Thursday 21 December 2023Before the Wire, which starts 26 October 2026Updated 23:59
Polar night, day 56 of 112. The sun returns 16 February.
Svalbard Wire starts on 26 October 2026. Pages before that date show the history of the island.
From the timeline, The coal town
1916
Store Norske takes over
Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani was founded in 1916 and took over the properties of the American Arctic Coal Company at Adventfjorden and Sassenfjorden. In 1934 it also took over Swedish property at Van Mijenfjorden, including Sveagruva.
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