List of settlements in Svalbard and Jan Mayen
The archipelago of Svalbard and the island of Jan Mayen are Arctic possessions of Norway.
Svalbard
Permanent settlements
Over two thousand people live in Svalbard.[1]
- Barentsburg, Spitsbergen[1]
- Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen (administrative centre)[1]
- Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen[1]
- Nybyen, Spitsbergen
Staffed stations
- Bjørnøya radio, Bear Island (Bjørnøya)[1]
- Hopen Radio, Hopen[1]
- Isfjord Radio, Spitsbergen
- Polish Polar Station, Hornsund, Spitsbergen[1]
Jan Mayen
Jan Mayen has no permanent population.[2]
- Olonkinbyen (administrative centre)[2]
- Puppebu (a cabin)[3]
- Jan Mayensfield (an aerodrome)[2]
- Frydenlund
Former settlements in Svalbard
- Advent City
- Bölscheøya
- Colesbukta
- Engelskbukta
- Finneset
- Gravneset
- Grumant (Soviet town, abandoned in the 1960s)[4]
- Gåshamna
- Harlingen kokerij
- Haudegen
- Hiorthhamn
- Isfjord Radio
- Kinnvika station
- Kobbefjorden
- Lægerneset
- Ny-London
- Port Louis
- Pyramiden (Soviet/Russian town, abandoned in 1998)[5]
- Smeerenburg
- Sveagruva[6]
- Ytre Norskøya
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Barr, Susan; Thuesen, Nils Petter. "Svalbard". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- 1 2 3 Barr, Susan; Thuesen, Nils Petter; Bangjord, Georg; Mamen, Jostein. "Jan Mayen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ↑ Barr, Susan. "Kvalrossbukta – Jan Mayen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ↑ "Grumantbyen". Svalbard Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ↑ Barr, Susan. "Pyramiden". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ↑ "Sveagruva". Svalbard Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
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