Archaeologists investigating a 17th-century graveyard in the High Arctic are uncovering evidence of the perils that plagued early modern whalers, including extensive physical labor in their jobs and ...
A postcard from the northernmost church on Earth. Photographs and Reporting by Lauren Jackson I am the host of “Believing.” There is a small wooden chapel at the edge of the world. It sits on Svalbard ...
The group consisting of eight senators, accompanied by staff and military liaison officers, is undertaking a circumpolar tour of the four Arctic nations of Canada, Greenland (Denmark), Iceland and ...
SVALBARD, NORWAY—The remains of 20 whalers have been uncovered in a High Arctic cemetery damaged by rapid warming by Lise Loktu of the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research and Elin ...
Formerly ruled by Denmark and Norway, most national holidays in Svalbard are based on Scandinavian cultural traditions and Roman Catholic observances. Public holidays in Svalbard are regulated by the ...
The hospital is located centrally in Longyearbyen. The hospital provides both primary care and specialist health services to the population and visitors to Svalbard. There is free parking by the ...
The hospital in Longyearbyen is an emergency medical preparedness hospital. Unlike hospitals on the mainland, the hospital provides both primary and specialist healthcare services. During the day, ...
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