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Svalbard Wire

Est. 2026

Everything said about Svalbard, in one place

Saturday 30 August 2025Before the Wire, which starts 26 October 2026Updated 23:59

Daylight on 30 August: sun 03:14 to 22:32; civil twilight 00:00 to 03:14, 22:32 to 00:00. Daylight 03:14 to 22:32, 19 h 18 min. The sun sets for the winter on 26 October.

Daylight 03:14 to 22:32, 19 h 18 min. The sun sets for the winter on 26 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

2020

Svea Nord closes

The last mine at Sveagruva, Svea Nord, was closed on 4 March 2020. A large clean-up has since returned Sveagruva to a near natural state.

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