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Now for a brief history of Svalbard

Now for a brief history of Svalbard

May 26, 2024 Debbie
  •  - Early years

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  • 1596

    1596 - Discovery by Barentsz

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  • 1612

    1612 - The whaling industry

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  • 1700 to 1850

    1700 to 1850 - Russian trappers

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  • 1800 onwards

    1800 onwards - Norwegian trappers

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  • More activity in the 19th century

    More activity in the 19th century - Scientific expeditions

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  • From 1900 onwards

    From 1900 onwards - Mining is next!

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  • 1920

    1920 - The Svalbard Treaty

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  • 1940s

    1940s - WWII

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  • From 1963

    From 1963 - Oil and gas

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  • 1970s and 1980s

    1970s and 1980s - “Normalisation” of Longyearbyen

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  • Post war to 1991

    Post war to 1991 - The Cold War Years

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  • 1990s

    1990s - Modernisation

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  • 2002

    2002 - Local democracy

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  • 2008

    2008 - The Global Seed Vault

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Sources:

  • Visit Svalbard – History of Svalbard pdf
  • Svalbard Museum website
  • Spitsbergen-svalbard.com website operated by Rolf Stange
  • The Barents Observer. Article on Norwegian Oilmen
  • High North News. Article on Svalbard White Paper.

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