Longyearbyen · 78.22 N 15.63 E

Svalbard Wire

Est. 2026

Everything said about Svalbard, in one place

Thursday 3 October 2024Before the Wire, which starts 26 October 2026Updated 23:59

Daylight on 3 October: sun 07:51 to 17:39; civil twilight 06:08 to 07:51, 17:39 to 19:21. Daylight 07:51 to 17:39, 9 h 48 min. The sun sets for the winter on 25 October.

Daylight 07:51 to 17:39, 9 h 48 min. The sun sets for the winter on 25 October.

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 present transition

2019

Homes are cleared from the slope

After avalanches in December 2015 and February 2017 it was clear that housing low in Longyeardalen is exposed. Building of a new housing area in Gruvedalen began in 2018, and in December 2019 the demolition of 140 homes in the exposed area started.

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