Longyearbyen
Britishnoun
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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 ● Feb. 21, 2026
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 ● Feb. 19, 2026
Longyearbyen is the northernmost town in the world.
From BBC ● May 23, 2025
“A muddy winter, I can’t live in that,” said Bernlow, who runs dogsledding outfit Green Dog with her family in a broad valley outside Longyearbyen.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2023
With the massive Christmas Parade only a week away, he knew people would soon be flocking to Longyearbyen to see the spectacle, despite the recent steep rise in flight costs.
From Slate ● Dec. 24, 2022
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