Longyearbyen · 78.22 N 15.63 E

Svalbard Wire

Est. 2026

Everything said about Svalbard, in one place

Friday 29 December 2023Before the Wire, which starts 26 October 2026Updated 23:59

Daylight on 29 December: none, polar night, day 64. Polar night, day 64 of 112. The sun returns 16 February.

Polar night, day 64 of 112. The sun returns 16 February.

Svalbard Wire starts on 26 October 2026. Pages before that date show the history of the island.

History

The island's past

From the timeline, The Svalbard Treaty

1935

The Soviet Union joins

The Soviet government said in 1924 that it had no objection to Norwegian sovereignty, and the Soviet Union formally joined the treaty in 1935. Citizens of all member countries are guaranteed equal treatment in economic activity on the islands.

History Store norske leksikon

The timeline by era

  1. 1596Discovery and whaling, 3 entries
  2. 1715Hunting and expeditions, 4 entries
  3. 1905The coal town, 6 entries
  4. 1920The Svalbard Treaty, 4 entries
  5. 1941War and rebuilding, 4 entries
  6. 1975The modern town, 3 entries
  7. 2015The present transition, 6 entries

Open the history of Svalbard, 30 entries in 7 eras