Longyearbyen

British

/ ˈlɒŋjɪəˌbjɛn /

noun

a village on Spitsbergen island, administrative centre of the Svalbard archipelago: coal-mining

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The mayor of the Norwegian town of Longyearbyen—around four hours from Barentsburg by snowmobile—swept his hand over a map of the Arctic Circle on a recent morning.

From The Wall Street Journal

In Longyearbyen, owners of the Kroa seafood restaurant decided to discard a marble bust of communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin that had been given to them as a gift from Barentsburg.

From The Wall Street Journal

Longyearbyen is an unusual place.

From Barron's

One of the northernmost towns in the world, located halfway between continental Norway and the North Pole, Longyearbyen is home to 2,500 people.

From Barron's

Longyearbyen's residents, who hail from around 50 countries, are staying cool-headed amid the speculation.

From Barron's

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