The main reasons that people live in Svalbard are mining, tourism and scientific research.
Longyearbyen is the administrative center of Svalbard, Norway. The population of Longyearbyen is approximately 2,100.
Svalbard is part of Europe, specifically belonging to Norway.
Svalbard is located in the Arctic Ocean and is considered part of Europe. It is an archipelago situated north of mainland Europe, between Norway and the North Pole.
Svalbard is an archipelago that consists of multiple islands, with the main ones being Spitsbergen, Nordaustlandet, Edgeøya, and Barentsøya. In total, there are around 30 larger islands within the Svalbard archipelago, along with many smaller ones.
Svalbard is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. Longyearbyen is the administrative center of Svalbard, Norway. Oslo is the capital city in Norway.
Yes
Fewer than 2500.
Penguins and icebears
Almost above 10lakh people visit Svalbard each year but its hard to figure out the exact number.
Longyearbyen is the administrative center of Svalbard, Norway. The population of Longyearbyen is approximately 2,100.
Svalbard
Why not? There's plenty of sea ice, a necessity for their habitat, it doesn't get too warm in the summer, and there are very few people.
There are no trains in Svalbard.
Svalbard is in the Artic Ocean.
Svalbard is a part of Norway.
Svalbard is way, way up north, a group of islands half-way between Norway and the North Pole. It is very cold there. Only about 2,000 people live there. Most of them live in Longyearbeyen, the largest settlement on the Svalbard island of Spitzbergen.ACTIVITIES in and around Longyearbeyen includemining - coal mining is a major activity of workers in SvalbardresearchtourismhuntingSo many people work in these industries. Longyearbeyen is also the administrative centre of Svalbard, so some people work in government and administration.Svalgard also boasts of a small centre for university studies, taking students from abroad. So some of the population work at the airport, and others in education.Small communities elsewhere in Svalbard are mainly inhabited by coal miners or by researchers.In addition to these key features of life in Svalbard, there are of course the more mundane matters of daily living and recreation which are common to most communities in other countries.For more information, see Related links below.
Fewer than 2500 total.