Pixelforma Flag of Svalbard and Jan Mayen in Various Sizes 100% Polyester Print on Both Sides with Double Hem – 160 x 240 cm – 10 Eyelets

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The bears tend to stay clear of the settlements. However, bears do sometimes approach buildings due to desperate hunger. The first undisputed discovery of the archipelago was an expedition led by Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz in 1596, during which he called the largest island Spitsbergen (“pointed mountains” in Dutch) after the mountains on the western side of the island. Ever since that time, Svalbard has given rise to legendary stories about hunting, trapping, mining and incredible expeditions. Svalbard’s history has included international whaling (1600-1750), Russian overwintering hunting and trapping (1700-1850) and Norwegian overwintering hunting and trapping (1850-1973). Avinor. "Destinations from Svalbard Airport, Longyear" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 5 March 2012 . Retrieved 15 March 2012. Bosnia and Herzegovina: Selection of the flag by High Representative Carlos Westendorp". Flags of the World (FOTW). 26 July 2020.

Among Scandinavian flags, all flags show the Scandinavian Cross (also called Nordic Cross or Crusader's Cross) as illustrated above. The "Cross Flag" is Scandinavia's historic flag pattern showing a + stretching to all four sides of the flag. The vertical bar of the Scandinavian Cross is moved toward the flag's left side. Lars Fause (Governor) is the current Prime minister of Svalbard, and Harald V (King) is the President. Svalbard is governed by the Svalbard Treaty, an international agreement that grants certain rights and freedoms to the residents and ensures the protection of the unique Arctic environment. The absence of a distinct flag for Svalbard within the treaty reinforces the archipelago's status as an integral part of Norway. In 1946, it was proposed that the current Red Ensign flag of Canada should have the shield replaced with a golden maple leaf.

The rich history of Longyearbyen and Svalbard

There was also a proposal in 1965 by the Native Sons of Canada, with a red triangle in the top-right taking half of the flag, and a darker red maple leaf in the center. [ citation needed] Vest-Agder-museet. "Flagget - Et nasjonalt symbol blir til" (PDF). vestagdermuseet.no (in Norwegian). All Scandinavian countries use this basic traditional design on their flags but individualize their flags in color and other (minor) flag details. Due to the individualization of the Scandinavian flags, the countries' flags are easy to distinguish. Gjesteland, Eirik (2003). "Technical solution and implementation of the Svalbard fibre cable" (PDF). Teletronikk (3): 140–152. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2012 . Retrieved 12 April 2012. a b "11 Sjø og luft – transport, sikkerhet, redning og beredskap". St.meld. nr. 22 (2008–2009): Svalbard. Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police. 17 April 2009. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012 . Retrieved 15 March 2012.

Stange, Rolf (2012). Spitsbergen – Svalbard. A complete guide around the arctic archipelago. Rolf Stange. ISBN 978-3-937903-14-9. Coal production peaked in 2007 at 4.1 million tonnes, and reduced to 1.1 million tonnes in 2015. [67] The only mining still taking place in Longyearbyen is at Mine 7, 15 kilometers (9mi) up Adventdalen. In 2012 it produced 70,000 tonnes (69,000 long tons; 77,000 short tons) of coal annually, of which 25,000 tonnes (25,000 long tons; 28,000 short tons) is used to fuel Longyear Power Station, Norway's only coal-fueled power station. [68] [67] [69] The power station was scheduled for a NOK 60 million maintenance work, and the local authorities decided a NOK 40 million upgrade of the diesel power plant instead. [70]

Dagens sysselmann på Svalbard" (in Norwegian). Governor of Svalbard. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016 . Retrieved 25 February 2016. Norwegian Mapping Authority (1990). Sailing directions, travellers' guide, Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Den norske los. ISBN 82-90653-06-9. Bartlett, Duncan (12 July 2008). "Why dying is forbidden in the Arctic". BBC News. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012 . Retrieved 13 March 2012. As of 2020 [update], Longyearbyen had a population of 1,753 people. The largest regional group of Norwegians are from Northern Norway, particularly Nordland and Troms, who make up more than 40% of the population. [28] Roughly 300 people (16%) are non-Norwegian citizens, with the largest nationalities being from Thailand, Sweden, Russia and Ukraine. [29] Because of the dominance of the mining industry, the gender distribution is skewed, with 60% of adults being males. Longyearbyen has an over-average share of its population between 25 and 44 years old, but nearly no residents over 66. The number of children in relation to the population is at the national average, but Longyearbyen has significantly fewer teenagers than the national average. [28] You are not allowed to die on Svalbard. Because of the permafrost on Svalbard, burial isn't possible as bodies simply won't decompose.However, there is a small cemetery, but itstopped accepting ‘newcomers' in the 1950s.One of the reasons was the fear that the preserved bodies may still contain traces of a flu virus that killed seven miners decades before.