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As of 2014, Thai people, numbering 120, were the second largest group of residents after Norwegians; [30] there were 60 in 2006. Thais first came to Svalbard when men brought their wives from Thailand during the 1970s. [31] In 2006, most of the Thai residents worked as cleaners, [31] and as of 2011 most stay for terms of two to three years to save funds. [ citation needed] In 2007, 10 students at the Longyearbyen School were Thai. [32] The Thai community is active in numerous cultural events annually and motivated the establishment of a Thai supermarket. [30]

Etymology discusses where a term is considered to have originated from and how its meaning has changed over time. Etymology has been a factor in the naming of countries all across the world, and Svalbard has also been influenced. The etymology of Svalbard can be defined as; The name Svalbard is composed of the well-attested Old Norse words svalr (‘cold’) and barð (‘edge’, ‘ridge’, ‘turf’, ‘beard’).

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Grønli, Kristin Straumsheim (December 2006). "Øyet i himmelen laster ned på Svalbard". Forskning.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 3 December 2011 . Retrieved 14 March 2012. Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean under the sovereignty of Norway, but is subject to the special status granted by the Svalbard Treaty. Jan Mayen is a remote island in the Arctic Ocean; it has no permanent population and is administered by the County Governor of Nordland. Svalbard and Jan Mayen have in common that they are the only integrated parts of Norway not allocated to counties. Sixty percent of Svalbard's land is protected. The seven national parks are: Forlandet, Indre Wijdefjorden, Nordenskiöld Land, Nordre Isfjorden, Nordvest-Spitsbergen, Sassen-Bünsow Land, and Sør-Spitsbergen. Fikk se TV i opptak uker etter fastlandet". Svalbardposten (in Norwegian Bokmål). 23 March 2018 . Retrieved 12 September 2023. For television, an edited feed of NRK1 began airing in 1969 on a 2-week delay; the broadcasts did not accomplish live broadcasting until 22 December 1984, [59] which in turn resulted in Svalbard being added to the national newscasts' weather reports. Allente pay-TV satellite signals have effectively been receivable since the Canal Digital signals became publicly available in mainland Norway. [60]

July Climate History for Longyearbyen | Local | Norway". Archived from the original on 30 May 2015 . Retrieved 30 May 2015. Svalbardi literally means “the land with the cold shores”. Svalbarði fundinn was mentioned in traditional Icelandic accounts dated to 1194. However, we will never know for sure whether this mention refers to the discovery of Svalbard or another land area with cold shores. a b c "Lov og rett: Anerledes lov og orden" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway. October 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2015 . Retrieved 19 March 2012. Utlendinger blir fratatt stemmeretten på Svalbard" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Utrop. 20 June 2022 . Retrieved 28 July 2023. Country Information". United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library. 5 September 2010. Archived from the original on 29 May 2005 . Retrieved 4 March 2012.

The rich history of Longyearbyen and Svalbard

In particular, the flag of Norway is flown by Norwegians on the following special days across the country until sunset or until 9:00 pm, whichever comes first. Music is often played during public flag raising ceremonies on special flag days such as: Organisation". Governor of Svalbard. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011 . Retrieved 24 March 2010. Svalbard is known for the population of polar bears that exceeds the human population. The country has an estimated polar bear population of 3000. The national dish of Svalbard is Lapskois. Akevitt, in addition to being a traditional beverage, is one of the country’s national drinks. The national instrument of Svalbard is Hardingfele Hardanger. However, average temperatures on Svalbard have increased rapidly over the last few years and the climate is becoming wetter as a result. Earlier this year, Svalbard recorded its 100th consecutive month of above average temperatures.