Longyearbyen · 78.22 N 15.63 E

Svalbard Wire

Est. 2026

Everything said about Svalbard, in one place

Thursday 4 January 2024Before the Wire, which starts 26 October 2026Updated 23:59

Daylight on 4 January: none, polar night, day 70. Polar night, day 70 of 112. The sun returns 16 February.

Polar night, day 70 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 modern town

1993

UNIS is founded

University studies on Svalbard, UNIS, were established in 1993. It is the world's northernmost institution for education and research.

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