Longyearbyen is situated on the island of Spitsbergen, the largest island in the Svalbard archipelago. While Longyearbyen is the world’s northernmost settlement with a permanent population of more than 1,000, Svalbard has another settlement even further north – the research station of Ny-Ålesund Longyearbyen is situated in a valley on the shores of the idyllic Adventfjord, … Continue reading Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen