Longyearbyen · 78.22 N 15.63 E

Svalbard Wire

Est. 2026

Everything said about Svalbard, in one place

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

Daylight on 4 April: sun 04:44 to 21:23; civil twilight 00:00 to 04:44, 21:23 to 00:00. Daylight 04:44 to 21:23, 16 h 39 min. Midnight sun from 19 April.

Daylight 04:44 to 21:23, 16 h 39 min. Midnight sun from 19 April.

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

2002

The local council begins

Longyearbyen lokalstyre was established on 1 January 2002. By then many of the tasks the coal company once handled had passed to other bodies.

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