Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean under the full 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 administrated 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. While a separate ISO code for Svalbard was proposed by the United Nations, it was the Norwegian authorities who took initiative to include Jan Mayen in the code.
Svalbard (Norwegian pronunciation:[ˈsʋɑ(ː)lbɑːɾ] ; formerly known by its Dutch name Spitsbergen) is a Norwegianarchipelago in the Arctic Ocean. Situated north of mainland Europe, it is about midway between continental Norway and the North Pole. The islands of the group range from 74° to 81° north latitude, and from 10° to 35° east longitude. The largest island is Spitsbergen, followed by Nordaustlandet and Edgeøya.
Administratively, the archipelago is not part of any Norwegian county, but forms an unincorporated area administered by a governor appointed by the Norwegian government. Since 2002, Svalbard's main settlement, Longyearbyen, has had an elected local government, somewhat similar to mainland municipalities. Other settlements include the Russian mining community of Barentsburg, the research station of Ny-Ålesund, and the mining outpost of Sveagruva. Svalbard is the northernmost settlement in the world with a permanent civilian population. Other settlements are farther north, but are populated only by rotating groups of researchers; e.g. Alert, Nunavut—the northernmost year-round community.
I went INSIDE the last coal MINE in Longyearbyen ︱ Svalbard
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Today we venture deep into the last active coal mine in Longyearbyen! We’ll take a firsthand look at the dangers of coal mining and uncover the rich history of this vital industry in Svalbard. This was an absolutely fascinating experience! I hope you enjoy this video, thank you so much for being here, I really appreciate you! ✨☕️
My book "Life on Svalbard" is a NYT Bestseller! ⭐️📚
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Svalbard - The Northernmost Town on Earth
Longyearbyen on Svalbard is the northernmost settlement with over 1000 residents
My trip to Norway was funded by Screen Australia, Film Victoria and Genepool Productions as part of a new project. More information soon.
More info on Svalbard: http://wke.lt/w/s/yiYNC
Music licensed from www.cuesongs.com "After Catalunya"
Spotify page: https://play.spotify.com/artist/2JnQ2AxkaRjlGCNmfkHiJd
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/emphemetry/id414183064
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Come take a walk with me around Longyearbyen, the largest town on the Norwegian islands of Svalbard.
Parts of it look familiar, but make no mistake, this place is different.
At 78 degrees North, it lies just 800 miles or 1300 kilometres from the North Pole. And with over 2,000 permanent inhabitants it is the Northernmost real ...
published: 13 Apr 2016
The remote archipelago of Svalbard | DW Documentary
The archipelago Svalbard in the Arctic is a place anyone can call home. A zone with no visa requirements, people from more than 50 countries live and work here. But life in the Arctic is demanding, and there are no social services to rely on.
Darkness reigns in Svalbard during the long winter months. But that doesn’t deter people from moving to the visa-free archipelago. For some, it’s a well-paid job that brings them to this remote Arctic location. Others are drawn by the breathtaking landscape. Efren Regato from the Philippines works as a cleaner in Svalbard. He’s had to adjust to frigid temperatures in Europe’s far north, while his sons complain that life in the capital of Longyearbyen is pretty monotonous. But while citizens of any country are welcome to settle in Svalbard, there are ...
published: 27 Dec 2022
My Trip to Svalbard, Norway
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This video was supposed to be released on February 24th. I uploaded it to the channel but decided to postpone its release as war broke out in Ukraine.
It's been almost a year since I visited Norway. The first part is already on my channel. In the next episodes, I want to show you Svalbard and its extraordinary landscapes, people ready to live in permafrost, the beautiful Lofoten Islands, and, of course, the Pyramiden: the only place on Earth where real socialism did exist (for a while).
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High CRIME RATE in Longyearbyen? | Svalbard an island close to the North Pole
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Today we venture deep into the last active coal mine in Longyearbyen! We’ll take a firsthand look at the dangers of coal mining and uncover the rich history of this vital industry in Svalbard. This was an absolutely fascinating experience! I hope you enjoy this video, thank you so much for being here, I really appreciate you! ✨☕️
My book "Life on Svalbard" is a NYT Bestseller! ⭐️📚
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Cecilia Blomdahl is originally from Sweden and moved to Svalbard 8 years ago. She works as a photographer and videographer in Longyearbyen, and with her social media channels. Check her out on tiktok and instagram under her handle @sejsejlija! Here on youtube she posts videos about her daily life in her cabin with her boyfriend Christoffer and her dog Grim, living just outside of Longyearbyen. Subscribe for videos about her daily life as well as adventures on an island close to the North Pole. They have polar bears there!
The first 500 to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/ceciliablomdahl11241
Today we venture deep into the last active coal mine in Longyearbyen! We’ll take a firsthand look at the dangers of coal mining and uncover the rich history of this vital industry in Svalbard. This was an absolutely fascinating experience! I hope you enjoy this video, thank you so much for being here, I really appreciate you! ✨☕️
My book "Life on Svalbard" is a NYT Bestseller! ⭐️📚
⇨ https://geni.us/LifeonSvalbard
Check out our Digital Cookbooks Here!
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Join my Patreon community for even MORE VIDEOS from Svalbard
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About Cecilia:
Cecilia Blomdahl is originally from Sweden and moved to Svalbard 8 years ago. She works as a photographer and videographer in Longyearbyen, and with her social media channels. Check her out on tiktok and instagram under her handle @sejsejlija! Here on youtube she posts videos about her daily life in her cabin with her boyfriend Christoffer and her dog Grim, living just outside of Longyearbyen. Subscribe for videos about her daily life as well as adventures on an island close to the North Pole. They have polar bears there!
Longyearbyen on Svalbard is the northernmost settlement with over 1000 residents
My trip to Norway was funded by Screen Australia, Film Victoria and Genepool Pr...
Longyearbyen on Svalbard is the northernmost settlement with over 1000 residents
My trip to Norway was funded by Screen Australia, Film Victoria and Genepool Productions as part of a new project. More information soon.
More info on Svalbard: http://wke.lt/w/s/yiYNC
Music licensed from www.cuesongs.com "After Catalunya"
Spotify page: https://play.spotify.com/artist/2JnQ2AxkaRjlGCNmfkHiJd
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/emphemetry/id414183064
Captions:
Come take a walk with me around Longyearbyen, the largest town on the Norwegian islands of Svalbard.
Parts of it look familiar, but make no mistake, this place is different.
At 78 degrees North, it lies just 800 miles or 1300 kilometres from the North Pole. And with over 2,000 permanent inhabitants it is the Northernmost real town on Earth.
There are only 50km of road, including the small streets between houses, so people get around the island mainly on snowmobile.
In fact there are more registered snowmobiles than residents.
Anyone leaving town is required to travel with a gun and someone who knows how to use it because the islands are also home to polar bears.
The average daytime high is below freezing for all but four months of the year, and from the end of October to mid-February the sun doesn’t rise at all. This is the long polar night.
Living here is tough. This past December an avalanche in town destroyed 10 homes, which used to be here, killing two people.
So how did this cold, remote, ice-covered archipelago come to be inhabited?
The hills around town are rich in coal deposits that have been mined for over 100 years.
The coal was transported to the port via a series of aerial tramways some of which remain today, though they are no longer operational.
Coal is a reminder that Svalbard was not always an Arctic ice world. 360 million years ago it was actually in the tropics North of the equator. A swampy area, it was covered with the precursors to modern ferns, which were much larger than they are today, reaching 10-30 metres in height.
This vegetation was then covered in mud and sand and submerged under the sea. Over time it turned into the coal deposits that in the 20th century brought miners from Norway, Russia, and the US.
Most of the coal mines have now closed and the economy is gradually shifting towards tourism, education and research.
Tourists take trips on snowmobiles and dog sleds.
There is a university centre in Svalbard, which offers semester courses in biology, physics and geology.
And up on the side of a mountain is the Svalbard Global seed vault… but that’s a story for another time.
The locals tell me that interest in the region from different nations is increasing.
As the globe warms and Arctic ice shrinks, trade routes are opening up across the North. And Svalbard is strategically placed between North America, Asia and Europe.
One day in the future Svalbard may no longer be as cold or remote as it once was.
But for now it is a reminder of how through our ingenuity people can live in the most inhospitable of places.
Shot with a DJI Phantom 4 drone
Longyearbyen on Svalbard is the northernmost settlement with over 1000 residents
My trip to Norway was funded by Screen Australia, Film Victoria and Genepool Productions as part of a new project. More information soon.
More info on Svalbard: http://wke.lt/w/s/yiYNC
Music licensed from www.cuesongs.com "After Catalunya"
Spotify page: https://play.spotify.com/artist/2JnQ2AxkaRjlGCNmfkHiJd
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/emphemetry/id414183064
Captions:
Come take a walk with me around Longyearbyen, the largest town on the Norwegian islands of Svalbard.
Parts of it look familiar, but make no mistake, this place is different.
At 78 degrees North, it lies just 800 miles or 1300 kilometres from the North Pole. And with over 2,000 permanent inhabitants it is the Northernmost real town on Earth.
There are only 50km of road, including the small streets between houses, so people get around the island mainly on snowmobile.
In fact there are more registered snowmobiles than residents.
Anyone leaving town is required to travel with a gun and someone who knows how to use it because the islands are also home to polar bears.
The average daytime high is below freezing for all but four months of the year, and from the end of October to mid-February the sun doesn’t rise at all. This is the long polar night.
Living here is tough. This past December an avalanche in town destroyed 10 homes, which used to be here, killing two people.
So how did this cold, remote, ice-covered archipelago come to be inhabited?
The hills around town are rich in coal deposits that have been mined for over 100 years.
The coal was transported to the port via a series of aerial tramways some of which remain today, though they are no longer operational.
Coal is a reminder that Svalbard was not always an Arctic ice world. 360 million years ago it was actually in the tropics North of the equator. A swampy area, it was covered with the precursors to modern ferns, which were much larger than they are today, reaching 10-30 metres in height.
This vegetation was then covered in mud and sand and submerged under the sea. Over time it turned into the coal deposits that in the 20th century brought miners from Norway, Russia, and the US.
Most of the coal mines have now closed and the economy is gradually shifting towards tourism, education and research.
Tourists take trips on snowmobiles and dog sleds.
There is a university centre in Svalbard, which offers semester courses in biology, physics and geology.
And up on the side of a mountain is the Svalbard Global seed vault… but that’s a story for another time.
The locals tell me that interest in the region from different nations is increasing.
As the globe warms and Arctic ice shrinks, trade routes are opening up across the North. And Svalbard is strategically placed between North America, Asia and Europe.
One day in the future Svalbard may no longer be as cold or remote as it once was.
But for now it is a reminder of how through our ingenuity people can live in the most inhospitable of places.
Shot with a DJI Phantom 4 drone
The archipelago Svalbard in the Arctic is a place anyone can call home. A zone with no visa requirements, people from more than 50 countries live and work here....
The archipelago Svalbard in the Arctic is a place anyone can call home. A zone with no visa requirements, people from more than 50 countries live and work here. But life in the Arctic is demanding, and there are no social services to rely on.
Darkness reigns in Svalbard during the long winter months. But that doesn’t deter people from moving to the visa-free archipelago. For some, it’s a well-paid job that brings them to this remote Arctic location. Others are drawn by the breathtaking landscape. Efren Regato from the Philippines works as a cleaner in Svalbard. He’s had to adjust to frigid temperatures in Europe’s far north, while his sons complain that life in the capital of Longyearbyen is pretty monotonous. But while citizens of any country are welcome to settle in Svalbard, there are no social services to rely on if they fall on hard times. Those who can’t cover their living expenses must leave.
Élise Thil from Belgium and her French husband Loup Supéry almost had to give up on their dream of a new start in the Arctic. The coronavirus pandemic pushed them to the limit. For months on end, they couldn’t earn money as tour guides, because no tourists were coming. Now the tourists are finally back, and with them the hope of better times. German tour operator Christian Bruttel is also dependent on tourists. He used to work as a teacher in southern Germany - until he discovered his fascination for the Arctic. We join him as he prepares for his next excursion. His guests have booked a camping trip in the snow and ice, far removed from civilization. As they embark on their adventure, the group will need to be armed - because the residents share the archipelago with hundreds of polar bears.
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The archipelago Svalbard in the Arctic is a place anyone can call home. A zone with no visa requirements, people from more than 50 countries live and work here. But life in the Arctic is demanding, and there are no social services to rely on.
Darkness reigns in Svalbard during the long winter months. But that doesn’t deter people from moving to the visa-free archipelago. For some, it’s a well-paid job that brings them to this remote Arctic location. Others are drawn by the breathtaking landscape. Efren Regato from the Philippines works as a cleaner in Svalbard. He’s had to adjust to frigid temperatures in Europe’s far north, while his sons complain that life in the capital of Longyearbyen is pretty monotonous. But while citizens of any country are welcome to settle in Svalbard, there are no social services to rely on if they fall on hard times. Those who can’t cover their living expenses must leave.
Élise Thil from Belgium and her French husband Loup Supéry almost had to give up on their dream of a new start in the Arctic. The coronavirus pandemic pushed them to the limit. For months on end, they couldn’t earn money as tour guides, because no tourists were coming. Now the tourists are finally back, and with them the hope of better times. German tour operator Christian Bruttel is also dependent on tourists. He used to work as a teacher in southern Germany - until he discovered his fascination for the Arctic. We join him as he prepares for his next excursion. His guests have booked a camping trip in the snow and ice, far removed from civilization. As they embark on their adventure, the group will need to be armed - because the residents share the archipelago with hundreds of polar bears.
#documentary #dwdocumentary #svalbard
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Business inquiries: [email protected]
Th...
Adventures on INSTAGRAM ▷ http://www.instagram.com/photoallison
My website ▷ http://www.allisonanderson.com
Business inquiries: [email protected]
Thank you to Seabourn for hosting me on this voyage. Check out their Arctic experiences: https://www.seabourn.com/en/us/cruise-destinations/arctic-cruises
Aerial footage of beluga whales by Benn Berkeley:
https://www.youtube.com/@offgridpath
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00:00 Intro
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03:24 How Expedition Voyages Work
04:01 Polar Bears and Arctic Fox Pups
04:38 Epic Beluga Whales
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Aerial footage of beluga whales by Benn Berkeley:
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00:00 Intro
00:33 Where is Svalbard?
01:21 Kayaking
02:18 Zodiacs, Seals, Glacier
03:24 How Expedition Voyages Work
04:01 Polar Bears and Arctic Fox Pups
04:38 Epic Beluga Whales
05:14 Ethereal Sea Ice
05:39 24 Hours of Sunlight
06:05 About The Ship
06:53 Global Seed Vault
07:42 Puffin Tour and Mainland Norway
08:31 Norway Wins
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This video was supposed to be released on February 24th. I uploaded it to the channel but decided to postpone its release as war broke out in Ukraine.
It's been almost a year since I visited Norway. The first part is already on my channel. In the next episodes, I want to show you Svalbard and its extraordinary landscapes, people ready to live in permafrost, the beautiful Lofoten Islands, and, of course, the Pyramiden: the only place on Earth where real socialism did exist (for a while).
I haven't stopped filming wartime documentaries. But while I'm preparing new episodes, I suggest you watch something from my past life.
🥋Join the merch movement: https://wanderlust.com.ua
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This video was supposed to be released on February 24th. I uploaded it to the channel but decided to postpone its release as war broke out in Ukraine.
It's been almost a year since I visited Norway. The first part is already on my channel. In the next episodes, I want to show you Svalbard and its extraordinary landscapes, people ready to live in permafrost, the beautiful Lofoten Islands, and, of course, the Pyramiden: the only place on Earth where real socialism did exist (for a while).
I haven't stopped filming wartime documentaries. But while I'm preparing new episodes, I suggest you watch something from my past life.
🥋Join the merch movement: https://wanderlust.com.ua
🔈Music libraries that I use:
Find more quality music here: http://share.mscbd.fm/ptuxerman
An extensive library of music and sound effects that I use: http://share.epidemicsound.com/CjNB9
And more music you can find here: https://wow.link/Artlist
🎥 FCPX plugins used in this episode: https://motionvfx.sjv.io/c/3115121/61...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ptuxerman/
The first 500 to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/ceciliablomdahl11241
Today we venture deep into the last active coal mine in Longyearbyen! We’ll take a firsthand look at the dangers of coal mining and uncover the rich history of this vital industry in Svalbard. This was an absolutely fascinating experience! I hope you enjoy this video, thank you so much for being here, I really appreciate you! ✨☕️
My book "Life on Svalbard" is a NYT Bestseller! ⭐️📚
⇨ https://geni.us/LifeonSvalbard
Check out our Digital Cookbooks Here!
⇨ https://www.ceciliablomdahl.com/product-page/cooking-with-christoffer-nordic-recipe-guide
Join my Patreon community for even MORE VIDEOS from Svalbard
⇨ https://patreon.com/ceciliablomdahl
All music is from Epidemic Sound (affiliate link below)
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SUBSCRIBE for new videos every week!
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More ways to support!
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About Cecilia:
Cecilia Blomdahl is originally from Sweden and moved to Svalbard 8 years ago. She works as a photographer and videographer in Longyearbyen, and with her social media channels. Check her out on tiktok and instagram under her handle @sejsejlija! Here on youtube she posts videos about her daily life in her cabin with her boyfriend Christoffer and her dog Grim, living just outside of Longyearbyen. Subscribe for videos about her daily life as well as adventures on an island close to the North Pole. They have polar bears there!
Longyearbyen on Svalbard is the northernmost settlement with over 1000 residents
My trip to Norway was funded by Screen Australia, Film Victoria and Genepool Productions as part of a new project. More information soon.
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Come take a walk with me around Longyearbyen, the largest town on the Norwegian islands of Svalbard.
Parts of it look familiar, but make no mistake, this place is different.
At 78 degrees North, it lies just 800 miles or 1300 kilometres from the North Pole. And with over 2,000 permanent inhabitants it is the Northernmost real town on Earth.
There are only 50km of road, including the small streets between houses, so people get around the island mainly on snowmobile.
In fact there are more registered snowmobiles than residents.
Anyone leaving town is required to travel with a gun and someone who knows how to use it because the islands are also home to polar bears.
The average daytime high is below freezing for all but four months of the year, and from the end of October to mid-February the sun doesn’t rise at all. This is the long polar night.
Living here is tough. This past December an avalanche in town destroyed 10 homes, which used to be here, killing two people.
So how did this cold, remote, ice-covered archipelago come to be inhabited?
The hills around town are rich in coal deposits that have been mined for over 100 years.
The coal was transported to the port via a series of aerial tramways some of which remain today, though they are no longer operational.
Coal is a reminder that Svalbard was not always an Arctic ice world. 360 million years ago it was actually in the tropics North of the equator. A swampy area, it was covered with the precursors to modern ferns, which were much larger than they are today, reaching 10-30 metres in height.
This vegetation was then covered in mud and sand and submerged under the sea. Over time it turned into the coal deposits that in the 20th century brought miners from Norway, Russia, and the US.
Most of the coal mines have now closed and the economy is gradually shifting towards tourism, education and research.
Tourists take trips on snowmobiles and dog sleds.
There is a university centre in Svalbard, which offers semester courses in biology, physics and geology.
And up on the side of a mountain is the Svalbard Global seed vault… but that’s a story for another time.
The locals tell me that interest in the region from different nations is increasing.
As the globe warms and Arctic ice shrinks, trade routes are opening up across the North. And Svalbard is strategically placed between North America, Asia and Europe.
One day in the future Svalbard may no longer be as cold or remote as it once was.
But for now it is a reminder of how through our ingenuity people can live in the most inhospitable of places.
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The archipelago Svalbard in the Arctic is a place anyone can call home. A zone with no visa requirements, people from more than 50 countries live and work here. But life in the Arctic is demanding, and there are no social services to rely on.
Darkness reigns in Svalbard during the long winter months. But that doesn’t deter people from moving to the visa-free archipelago. For some, it’s a well-paid job that brings them to this remote Arctic location. Others are drawn by the breathtaking landscape. Efren Regato from the Philippines works as a cleaner in Svalbard. He’s had to adjust to frigid temperatures in Europe’s far north, while his sons complain that life in the capital of Longyearbyen is pretty monotonous. But while citizens of any country are welcome to settle in Svalbard, there are no social services to rely on if they fall on hard times. Those who can’t cover their living expenses must leave.
Élise Thil from Belgium and her French husband Loup Supéry almost had to give up on their dream of a new start in the Arctic. The coronavirus pandemic pushed them to the limit. For months on end, they couldn’t earn money as tour guides, because no tourists were coming. Now the tourists are finally back, and with them the hope of better times. German tour operator Christian Bruttel is also dependent on tourists. He used to work as a teacher in southern Germany - until he discovered his fascination for the Arctic. We join him as he prepares for his next excursion. His guests have booked a camping trip in the snow and ice, far removed from civilization. As they embark on their adventure, the group will need to be armed - because the residents share the archipelago with hundreds of polar bears.
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00:00 Intro
00:33 Where is Svalbard?
01:21 Kayaking
02:18 Zodiacs, Seals, Glacier
03:24 How Expedition Voyages Work
04:01 Polar Bears and Arctic Fox Pups
04:38 Epic Beluga Whales
05:14 Ethereal Sea Ice
05:39 24 Hours of Sunlight
06:05 About The Ship
06:53 Global Seed Vault
07:42 Puffin Tour and Mainland Norway
08:31 Norway Wins
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This video was supposed to be released on February 24th. I uploaded it to the channel but decided to postpone its release as war broke out in Ukraine.
It's been almost a year since I visited Norway. The first part is already on my channel. In the next episodes, I want to show you Svalbard and its extraordinary landscapes, people ready to live in permafrost, the beautiful Lofoten Islands, and, of course, the Pyramiden: the only place on Earth where real socialism did exist (for a while).
I haven't stopped filming wartime documentaries. But while I'm preparing new episodes, I suggest you watch something from my past life.
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Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean under the full 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 administrated 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. While a separate ISO code for Svalbard was proposed by the United Nations, it was the Norwegian authorities who took initiative to include Jan Mayen in the code.
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