Saturday 25 October 2025Before the Wire, which starts 26 October 2026Updated 23:59
Daylight 11:44 to 13:37, 1 h 53 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.
This week in history, 26 October
2017
On 26 October 2017 a Russian helicopter crashed in Isfjorden on its way in to Kapp Heer, and all eight on board died. The town of Barentsburg was deeply marked by it.
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From the timeline, The modern town
1993
University studies on Svalbard, UNIS, were established in 1993. It is the world's northernmost institution for education and research.
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