Svalbard This week in history, 4 March
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.
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Sunday 8 March 2026Before the Wire, which starts 26 October 2026Updated 23:59
Daylight 07:27 to 16:53, 9 h 26 min. Midnight sun from 19 April.
Svalbard Wire starts on 26 October 2026. Pages before that date show the history of the island.
From the timeline, Hunting and expeditions
1926
Airship Norge leaves Ny-Ålesund
In the 1920s Ny-Ålesund was at the centre of international attention because of expeditions towards the North Pole. The Amundsen, Ellsworth and Nobile flight with the airship Norge started from there in 1926. The mast built for the airship expedition still stands and is counted among the settlement's important cultural monuments.
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The timeline by era
- 1596Discovery and whaling, 3 entries
- 1715Hunting and expeditions, 4 entries
- 1905The coal town, 6 entries
- 1920The Svalbard Treaty, 4 entries
- 1941War and rebuilding, 4 entries
- 1975The modern town, 3 entries
- 2015The present transition, 6 entries