2008-11-22 19:40:00

Russians ready for Spitsbergen petroleumBarents Observer, Russia - Nov 17, 2008Norwegian authorities consider the continental shelf of Svalbard to be under Norwegian jurisdictio and have not opened for oil and gas activities around ....

2008-11-22 19:40:00

Norway wants passport control for SvalbardIceNews, Iceland - Nov 2, 2008Karsten Klepsvik of the Foreign Ministry told Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK): “Our main point is the simple fact that Svalbard is part of the Kingdom of ....

2008-11-22 19:40:00

Rocket Launching To Investigate The Northern LightsScience Daily (press release) - Nov 11, 2008Professor Jøran Moen at the Institute of Physics plans to fire a rocket from New Aalesund on the Svalbard archipelago some time between the end of November ....

2008-11-22 19:40:00

Norway, Russia argue over Svalbard historyBarents Observer, Russia - Oct 30, 2008The Norwegian Governor of Svalbard has requested the Pomor Museum in the Russian settlement of Barentsburg to hand over historical objects, ....

2008-11-22 19:40:00

Norway Wants New Passport ControlScandinavia Travel - Nov 10, 2008For Svalbard, that is. Noone agrees, but the Justice Ministry in Norway is suggesting to introduce passport controls for anyone traveling between Norway and ....

2008-11-22 19:40:00

Space DailyCliffbot Goes ClimbingSpace Daily, CA - Nov 3, 2008The cold environment in Svalbard - it lies well above the Arctic Circle - "limits the lifetime of the batteries. We had to put them in our jackets to keep ....

2008-11-22 19:40:00

Giant dinosaur-era Sea Monster found on Arctic IslandGlobal Surf News - Nov 7, 2008The site now sits on the island of Spitsbergen, part of the Norwegian-owned Svalbard archipelago, which lies about 600 miles (966 kilometers) from the North ....

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WUN teams pool knowledge, ideas in projectsPenn State Live, PA - Oct 31, 2008Svalbard, a chain of islands between Norway and the North Pole, has served as a base for whaling, coal mining and Arctic expeditions since the 17th century. ....

2008-11-22 19:40:00

South Korea to attend the Senior Arctic Officials' Meeting of the ...ISRIA (subscription), DC - Nov 14, 2008... and has visited the Korean Arctic Research Station Dasan, located in the Svalbard Islands in the northernmost part of Norway in August 2008..

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Mormon TimesLDS Church News: Faith thrives in Arctic communityMormon Times, UT - Nov 1, 2008Longyearbyen, located midway between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole, is the largest community -- population about 2000 -- in Norway's Svalbard ....