Categories
Interesting facts

Svalbard

Svalbard is a tiny Arctic archipelago, about halfway between Norway and the North Pole, and the most northern settlement in the world with a permanent civilian population. Over 2500 people live in Svalbard year-round. Since 1925, Svalbard has been recognised as part of Norway, and it is also a free economic zone and a demilitarised zone. Despite belonging to Norway, residents come from a variety of ethnic backgrounds, including Russians and Ukrainians. Even though summer temperatures peak at about six degrees Celsius, the people of Svalbard come together to play soccer at one of their three football pitches.

Latest Post

Maledictology
One of the lesser-known fields of psychology is ‘maledictology’ which, as the name suggests, examines…
Read More
101translations
Luxembourgish
Luxembourg is a small European country tucked between France, Belgium, and Germany. Alongside French and…
Read More
101translations
The Cupertino Effect
The spell checker tool that is an integral feature of word processing programs like Microsoft…
Read More
101translations