Saturday, June 1, 2024

Longyearbyen in Svalbard

 


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  1. Wife and I could use a translation of 'Longyearbyen'

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  2. Ah so - which is oriental for thanks for the answer?

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  3. Longyear was the last name of an American mining company owner on the islands. It does not literally mean long year in Norwegian, though the name is apropo.

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  4. If you go outside, you carry a large anti-bear rifle.

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  5. Excellent book on this area, "The year-long day". About a trapper living by himself through the winter.

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