The northernmost town of the earth "Long Yale Bean" is like this

"Longyearbyen"Is a town in the archipelago" Svalbard archipelago "in the Norwegian territory in the Arctic Circle. As a town where more than 1,000 people reside, it is said to be located at the northernmost of the earth. I have published many science and technology related movies on YouTubeVeritasiumWhen you watch the movie on the channel, you can see where the "Longyearby" is and how people live.

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"Longyear bean" is located in the Svalbard archipelago located north of Norway.


At first glance it looks like ordinary townscapes in cold regions, but "Longyearbyen" is different.


It is located 78 degrees north and is only 1300 kilometers away from the North Pole.


"Longyear bean" is the northernmost town of the earth holding more than 2000 inhabitants. However, even though the road contains small streets between houses, it is only about 50 km in length ......


Snowmobile is the main means of transportation in "Longyearbyen". In fact, more snowmobiles are registered than the number of residents.


Dangerous wildlife such as polar bear also live, so when you leave the town it is obliged to carry a gun or act with a person who can handle the gun.


The average temperature of the year is -4 degrees. Most of the yearWhite nightOrA polar nightEspecially in the middle of February from around the end of October which corresponds to "polar night" where the sun does not rise at all, life is very severe.


When an avalanche occurred during the "night of the night", 10 houses were destroyed at the location of the arrow, and two people lost their lives.


The reason why people lived in the harsh environment ice-covered "Long Yale Bean" is that there was a rich coal vein in the hill of this town.


When the mining of coal was thriving, I used a cable car to transport to the port, but only a few worked at present. Most of the coal mines are now closed, and the economy is gradually shifting to "tourism" "education" "research".


Tourists can enjoy snowmobiling and dog sledding ......


To a university consisting of biology, physics, geology courses ... ...


In the mountainsSvalbard world seed storagethere is.


According to the residents of "Longyearbyen"Global warmingThe trade route seems to spread north side due to the shrinking of the sea ice zone in the Arctic region, "Svalbard archipelago" located in the middle of "North America" ​​"Asia" "Europe" Because there is a possibility of becoming a base of activity, it is said that it attracts interest from all over the world.


However, in order to become an economic base, you must first consider how people who are not accustomed to this harsh environment can live.