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Longyearbyen, the northernmost city in the world with a permanent population, where carrying a rifle is mandatory when leaving

In the Svalbard archipelago, at 78 degrees north latitude, lies Longyearbyen, the northernmost city in the world with a permanent population. This Norwegian settlement, founded in 1906 by American ...
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What life is like in the world's northernmost town, where it's dark for 4 months a year and polar bears roam free

From the driest deserts to remote settlements on volcanic islands, human communities can be found anywhere on Earth. One such community is Longyearbyen, where 2,400 residents live in the northernmost ...
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Inside Longyearbyen, the town where dying is ILLEGAL because it’s so cold corpses never rot… and scientists fear graveyards are still riddled with 1918 Spanish Flu outbreak ...

A FREEZING and remote town on a Norwegian island has banned dying over Spanish flu fears – because bodies never rot. Longyearbyen is a tiny coal-mining town of 2,000 residents in the remote Svalbard ...
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Is It Illegal To Die In The Arctic Town Of Longyearbyen?

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
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Photos show life in the world's northernmost town, where it's dark for 4 months a year and polar bears roam free

Longyearbyen, Norway, is the northernmost town in the world.ginger_polina_bublik/Shutterstock From the driest deserts to remote settlements on volcanic islands, human ...