Longyearbyen · 78.22 N 15.63 E

Svalbard Wire

Est. 2026

Everything said about Svalbard, in one place

Friday 18 September 2026Before the Wire, which starts 26 October 2026Updated 23:59

Daylight on 18 September: sun 05:59 to 19:40; civil twilight 04:03 to 05:59, 19:40 to 21:33. Daylight 05:59 to 19:40, 13 h 41 min. The sun sets for the winter on 26 October.

Daylight 05:59 to 19:40, 13 h 41 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

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