The Northernmost Town on Earth

Name: The Northernmost Town on Earth
Uploaded: 2016-04-14
Duration: 8 min 49 s
Description: Veritasium takes us on a tour of Longyearbyen, Svalbard. It's the northernmost town on Earth, a mere 800mi from the North Pole. Originally a whaling port,

travel | April 14, 2016

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Veritasium takes us on a tour of Longyearbyen, Svalbard. It’s the northernmost town on Earth, a mere 800mi from the North Pole. Originally a whaling port, Longyearbyen flourished as a coal mining town, but is now a tourist and research destination and potential trading hub.

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