I used plane to Longyearbyen and were there when the northern lights were at it's best in the winter. In fact there were almost no snow when i were there and temperature were only -5 C. I also visited the Russian place Barentsburg.
I have cats myself and they are great companions. Unfortunately they also have the instinct to catch birds, even if humans give them enough food to eat instead, and Svalbard has a big population of rare birds who come there to breed in Summer. I recall reading that when cats were introduced to the mid-Atlantic island of Ascension, they decimated the bird population there. It's not because of rabies, dogs get rabies as well but they are not banned on Svalbard.
It's crazy to compare this place to Barrow, Alaska. This place looks so clean and kept up with, where Barrow looks soo desolate. Both very intriguing places in their own ways.
Hello from Germany! Fantastic video! The shots are impressive and, as always, really fun to watch! Thank you for sharing, my dear friend! Greetings from @nami-vlog 🌍💜💜💜👍
Alert, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada, is the northernmost continuously inhabited place in the world, on Ellesmere Island at latitude 82°30'05" north, 817 km from the North Pole. Wikipedia
try to educate yourself first - the island is called Spitzbergen, but the whole archipelago has the name Svalbard. Google first before making false statements
@@Axitutl60 I know, when we visited we were not issued a gun, shame. While we were touring areas our guides all had weapons. It’s a shame we only saw 2 polar bears in 9 days.
ដើម្បីធ្វើពិពិធកម្មពិភពលោក និងសន្តិភាពពិភពលោកដោយសុខដុមរមនា For the sake of diversify world and world peace in harmony. From the Native Khmer in Mekong delta - aka Vietnamese Cambodian! ❤
So many incorrect statements made in this video. I visited in October 2023. Spend some time with a local guide or speak to the locals and they will very quickly debunk and correct a lot of the “facts” tourists have researched about the area.
No, there is actually not such ban at all, the point is, all people on Spitzbergen have their roots on mainland anyway so they prefer to be buried there. Also, when people retire, most of them return to mainland before they die or if they fall seriously ill, they are submitted to hospital on mainland for treatment and pass away there. Is the same with this birth ban myth, there are simply no facilities on Spitzbergen, so birth is given on mainland.
You are strong people able to live in such cold snowy place. So , how if summer or this is summer either? Greetings from lake Toba, Samosir, Sumatera , Indonesia.
Metal does not rust in Svalbard.😏 There are no bacteria there. The tourists from abroad who bring with them e.g. cold etc. I have lived there for 3 years. Visited both Barentsburg and Pyramiden 2 times. Last time we sailed and spent the night at the hotel there in Pyramiden. Weird rules from the Soviet Union in that there was a guard sitting in the hotel corridor and looking after the whole night. And the 50th anniversary of the victory over the Nazis was celebrated grandly at the consulate in Barentsburg. We all had to pass through the consulate security locks with fire shards against attack. Certainly standard for all consulates worldwide, even in peaceful Barentsburg
You are wrong, metal does rust (iron) on Svalbard, it's caused by oxygen, not bacteria. There are bacterias and viruses there also, everywhere on earth, not in volcanos or very hot places.
Most interesting and informative. The background music is too loud as it distracts from the audio of the narrator. Also the native person talking at the same time as the narrator is very distracting. Use on screen visible narration to convey the story.
"... it’s the only inhabited place you can experience northern lights during the day because it’s in complete darkness during the winter months until mid-February. …". Hm. First, what does it mean "during day" when you have the polar night? Second, northern nights at noon happen in any town to the north of 70 latitude (and there are a few, even in Norway). Of course, due to Golf Stream, western Svalbard is perhaps the northernmost location that is not a polar desert, and it is in many ways unique.
For really accurate information watch two UA-camrs who actually live there year round Cecilia Blomdahl and Christopher (and Grimm, their beautiful dog). She posts a new video every Sunday.
Why is the narrator talking over the person in the video? Very annoying. I lived in Norway for years, am fluent in the language as well. Norway is a fabulous place to live. I have not one complaint after all my years there.
Why is it so hard for these UA-camrs to show us a map to tell us where they are. I had to go look it up to find out it was even in Norway. That's a pretty important fact considering the topic
Canada have villages way more isolated than this . restaurants and hotels ? Lol come to -60 close to the north pole . Northern Quebec and Nunavut are no joke
Is it punishable by death? LOL. It seems like a dumb law, but there is no welfare system on Svalbard, and medical care is pretty basic. If you can't pay your way, you are given a plane ticket back to where you came from. People with serious health issues would probably go back to the mainland or their country of origin for treatment. So from what I've seen, it's a mainly young population there. Crime is low so I don't know if there have been any homicides. In terms of accidental deaths (or being killed by polar bears), I would be interested to see the statistics on that, and what they do with the bodies of the deceased. Bit of a morbid subject, but interesting.
They ship the bodies to the mainland to be buried or cremated. The cemetery on Svalbard has only ashes buried due to polar bears. The bodies also don't decompose due to the permafrost. If a person is very ill, they get sent to the mainland. You have to be able to completely be able to take care of yourself to live on the island.
Cats are banned on Svalbard as I've discovered via Cecilia Blomdahl's YT videos. Considering the environment and predators such as polar bears who are native to the island...I wouldn't let my cats go outside anyway. I don't now here in USA. Even if they were allowed outside on Svalbard, the thought of them getting out and lost in that at-times harsh environment scares me. The thought scares me here in USA. So as beautiful, majestic and pristine the natural wonders of Svalbard are...I wouldn't be able to live in that wonderful place.
I mean the same could happen to dogs. I’m only speculating that the reason is because of the animosity between cats and dogs and the island needs their dogs to “work” for them. It’s cruel and unsafe for dogs as well with polar bears running around but I guess like with most things exception are great to make if one gets to benefit from one animal versus another. I could be wrong but do dogs carry rabies as well?!?
I just told my team of meos 🐈 😻 🐈⬛️ that they have been banned of their great danger that they have been presented to the humanity. But my boy meos 🐈 just flip asking me for belly rub & like telling me stop believing everything you watch 😂..
I think their warning about rabies will keep the cat owners away better than saying because cats catch birds ... so I believe the correct thing was said ...па па па!
I t would be nice to hear what country this place is part of--strange not to put the info in the video given no one on earth has ever heard of it before--
More bears than people, did you say? So the tourists get eaten much at all? (Not that some of them deserve it, but are you supposed to feed them junk food?)
I visited Longyearbyen several years ago. Arrived by ship. I found the town interesting and the people quite friendly.
was it cold ?
@@Travel.and.Nature No. It was summer time and the weather was sunny and mild.
I used plane to Longyearbyen and were there when the northern lights were at it's best in the winter.
In fact there were almost no snow when i were there and temperature were only -5 C.
I also visited the Russian place Barentsburg.
Forget the weather. A life without cats would suck.
Interesting
been there 2x loading coal in svalbard port, during summer time..were not allowed to roam around in port area due to the presence of polar bear
This is a brilliant portraiture of a beautiful and because of the seeds vault a priceless paradise 💖
this world is big bhaii….
The cat ban is not because of rabies. It's because they want to protect the things that cats would hunt.
Correct. Cecelia Blomdahl on your youtube channel explains cats are a threat to birds and small animals.
The cat ban has the unfortunate consequence of increasing depression, has nothing to do with long dark winters.
Yeah, they'd destroy the Polar Bear population....
@@jameseckert3341 Apparentky they have enough birds and small critters that they don’t want to become cat food.
I have cats myself and they are great companions. Unfortunately they also have the instinct to catch birds, even if humans give them enough food to eat instead, and Svalbard has a big population of rare birds who come there to breed in Summer. I recall reading that when cats were introduced to the mid-Atlantic island of Ascension, they decimated the bird population there. It's not because of rabies, dogs get rabies as well but they are not banned on Svalbard.
It's crazy to compare this place to Barrow, Alaska. This place looks so clean and kept up with, where Barrow looks soo desolate. Both very intriguing places in their own ways.
You are right, both are fascinating!
It's not that you "can't die", people die there too, but can't be buried there.
seriously? If you hadn't told me i woudn't know that, you are a genius
Hello from Germany! Fantastic video! The shots are impressive and, as always, really fun to watch! Thank you for sharing, my dear friend! Greetings from @nami-vlog 🌍💜💜💜👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Rent is too expensive in Svalbard. It's the top reason why I can't stay there, aside from the fact I also have a cat.
Beautiful sharing my friend injoy watching
Thank you very much!
very informative . Spitsbergen is on my visiting list at top
Have fun!
This is Svalbard not Spitsbergen.
Thank you, this was a great video!
Very Beautiful Looks Like So Much Love And Peace And Enjoyable Relaxing Time❤❤❤❤
If you want love and peace live alone with your cat and dog, and without close neighbours.
Alert, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada, is the northernmost continuously inhabited place in the world, on Ellesmere Island at latitude 82°30'05" north, 817 km from the North Pole. Wikipedia
It is a military installation, but you are correct. ❤️🇨🇦
Read Deception Point by Dan Brown.
No trees! I guess it's too cold for them to put down roots!
It's too cold for trees to grow there.
The trees grow there upside down.
not from the cold, but from the permafrost, roots can not get through it.
@@Axitutl60it's a joke, loser
Oh, you're at the seed vault!
Absolutely fascinating
Been there 2x loading coal in Svalbard port, during Summer time. Were not allowed to roam around in Port area due to the presence of Polar Bear. 😍🇵🇭
Do you're research lady! Its not Spitzbergen, it's Svalbard. Cats are not allowed due to birdlife, not due too rabies!
Russian propaganda…
try to educate yourself first - the island is called Spitzbergen, but the whole archipelago has the name Svalbard. Google first before making false statements
You're quit funny!. Stupid, ignorant comment!
I guess you need to do your research as well 😂😂. The island is called Spitsbergen. The largest island of the Svalbard archipelago, Spitsbergen
I spoke to the cats there ...they said discrimination exists ...and they are asking the roosters never to return !!
It's not that I dislike the cold, but living without a cat? Never.
Get rid of the pu$$y. Go find some!
Svalbard the biggest gun shop I have ever seen!!! It’s a beautiful place, I loved my time there.
On Svalbard it's compulsory to carry a gun if you go out of town, in case of attacks by polar bears.
@@Axitutl60 I know, when we visited we were not issued a gun, shame. While we were touring areas our guides all had weapons. It’s a shame we only saw 2 polar bears in 9 days.
sounds like an American's wet dream
ដើម្បីធ្វើពិពិធកម្មពិភពលោក និងសន្តិភាពពិភពលោកដោយសុខដុមរមនា For the sake of diversify world and world peace in harmony. From the Native Khmer in Mekong delta - aka Vietnamese Cambodian! ❤
Lovely beautiful stunning
Nice one! As I currently learn russian, I would be very happy about a link to the original (russian) version of this documentation 🙂thanks in advance!
Wow that must be an Amazing place. I will visit in this February.
I hope you have a great trip!
Glad I live in Florida
Reminds me of McMurdo Antarctica!
You are strong people able to live in such cold snowy place. So, how if summer or this is summer either? Greetings from Philippines 🇵🇭. 😍
So many incorrect statements made in this video. I visited in October 2023. Spend some time with a local guide or speak to the locals and they will very quickly debunk and correct a lot of the “facts” tourists have researched about the area.
Ok. If the information is incorrect, I'm not sticking around any longer.
You must point out which statements are false before giving this statement.
I turned it off because of the dull presentation, false statements, and the wandering red coated broad trying to look fornicable.
Tell us what is false and what is true!
@@tonylawrence9157
I turned off because of the artificial tinnitus replacement running in the background.
The video was mostly bull anyway.
Rent is too Expensive in Svalbard. It's the top reason why I can't stay there, aside from the fact, I also have a Cat. 😍🇵🇭
I think the reason for the ban on cemetery. Is because of the permafrost, not the polerbears.
That's correct, it is difficult or virtually impossible to dig graves on Svalbard, because of the permafrost.
The bodies won't decompose either
and the bears will dig them up and eat them... jesus christ... bet ya cant guess how they know that....
@@jacobhoffman2553Polar bears have an excellent sense of smell.
No, there is actually not such ban at all, the point is, all people on Spitzbergen have their roots on mainland anyway so they prefer to be buried there. Also, when people retire, most of them return to mainland before they die or if they fall seriously ill, they are submitted to hospital on mainland for treatment and pass away there. Is the same with this birth ban myth, there are simply no facilities on Spitzbergen, so birth is given on mainland.
Wow, just ... Wow! We are all so ignorant of the rest of the world 😢
Whos this "we"?
It’s called Svalbard
and Spitzbergen, how Russian and German speakers tend to call it. Don't try to look stupid by such claims!
Watch Cecilia Blumdahl. Much more interesting presentation without misinformation
I’ve been watching Cecilia all year. Love her channel. The downtown in this video looks the same as where she and Chris shop when they go into town.
You are strong people able to live in such cold snowy place. So , how if summer or this is summer either? Greetings from lake Toba, Samosir, Sumatera , Indonesia.
the summer here can be warm enough with temperatures rising to level of 12 to 17 grades Celcius. Seems pretty hot in here with local conditions
I love the seed bank.
Picking flowers etc is forbidden on Svalbard
This is on the Russian portion of it, Russians are special kind of people.
Dying is prohibited? I’m thinking at some point somebody is going to break that rule not on purpose but shit happens.😅
😂
Metal does not rust in Svalbard.😏
There are no bacteria there.
The tourists from abroad who bring with them e.g. cold etc.
I have lived there for 3 years. Visited both Barentsburg and Pyramiden 2 times. Last time we sailed and spent the night at the hotel there in Pyramiden.
Weird rules from the Soviet Union in that there was a guard sitting in the hotel corridor and looking after the whole night.
And the 50th anniversary of the victory over the Nazis was celebrated grandly at the consulate in Barentsburg. We all had to pass through the consulate security locks with fire shards against attack. Certainly standard for all consulates worldwide, even in peaceful Barentsburg
great input. thanks. was it cold ?
You are wrong, metal does rust (iron) on Svalbard, it's caused by oxygen, not bacteria. There are bacterias and viruses there also, everywhere on earth, not in volcanos or very hot places.
Metal rusts from oxygen and moisture. Seems they have both along with all sorts of bacteria.
@@RRaucina It's dryer than Sahara
@@1MrErling Salt water and salt fog. I see lots of rust in your photos.
I thought that people weren't allowed to pick plants or flowers from the tundra on the island.
That is true
no, it's not true
Forceful happiness with frozen snow ground. Northern settlement make big success journey! Thank you please.
8:29 sudden temperature change affects geomagnetic field!! TIL
Most interesting and informative. The background music is too loud as it distracts from the audio of the narrator. Also the native person talking at the same time as the narrator is very distracting. Use on screen visible narration to convey the story.
"... it’s the only inhabited place you can experience northern lights during the day because it’s in complete darkness during the winter months until mid-February. …". Hm. First, what does it mean "during day" when you have the polar night? Second, northern nights at noon happen in any town to the north of 70 latitude (and there are a few, even in Norway). Of course, due to Golf Stream, western Svalbard is perhaps the northernmost location that is not a polar desert, and it is in many ways unique.
So is northern Alaska. Duh!
A bar named 'Svalbar', fantastic!
It's a cool name, right?
I visited Longyearbyen several years ago. Arrived by ship, I found the town interesting and the people's quiet friendly. 😍🇵🇭
this is were cold 🥶❄️
5:31 I live in Vaasa, it was weird for me to see it since it's not really an important city to be mentioned in a sign post
My cat is furious 😂
What month was your visit. Thanks
I wonder if there are many mice/rats due to the absence of cats... Usually wherever there is food available there are rodents
mice and rats berrow. unless setting up home in a house. so because of permafrost can't do that????
Real cats don't eat mice. Amongst other foods my cat eats two kangaroos a year (the meat parts). Bloke from Aus.
For really accurate information watch two UA-camrs who actually live there year round Cecilia Blomdahl and Christopher (and Grimm, their beautiful dog). She posts a new video every Sunday.
Why is the narrator talking over the person in the video? Very annoying.
I lived in Norway for years, am fluent in the language as well. Norway is a fabulous place to live. I have not one complaint after all my years there.
The original narration is in Russian 😂
Because everyone doesn’t speak and understand Russian Donna the downer
Why is it so hard for these UA-camrs to show us a map to tell us where they are.
I had to go look it up to find out it was even in Norway. That's a pretty important fact considering the topic
The Cat's ban is not because of rabies. It's because they want to protect the things that Cat's would hunt. 🐈😍🇵🇭
Looks quite interesting
I agree, it's a unique place!
Isnt it Svalvard
Backsound tittle please?
svalbard!!
Canada have villages way more isolated than this . restaurants and hotels ? Lol come to -60 close to the north pole . Northern Quebec and Nunavut are no joke
If cats are banned, i aint going there
haha 🤣 you must be turkish then 😆 😝
@@InnerLifePhotography No, Canadian. You are drop dead grogeous
no snow on the street?
Yes..for about 2 months a year…
Reminds me of a series i watched " Fortitude " dying is forbidden there too 😂
wait... wut?? dying is illegal? How they gonna enforce that one?
Is it punishable by death? LOL. It seems like a dumb law, but there is no welfare system on Svalbard, and medical care is pretty basic. If you can't pay your way, you are given a plane ticket back to where you came from. People with serious health issues would probably go back to the mainland or their country of origin for treatment. So from what I've seen, it's a mainly young population there. Crime is low so I don't know if there have been any homicides. In terms of accidental deaths (or being killed by polar bears), I would be interested to see the statistics on that, and what they do with the bodies of the deceased. Bit of a morbid subject, but interesting.
They ship the bodies to the mainland to be buried or cremated. The cemetery on Svalbard has only ashes buried due to polar bears. The bodies also don't decompose due to the permafrost. If a person is very ill, they get sent to the mainland. You have to be able to completely be able to take care of yourself to live on the island.
You can’t give birth there either
where is it???
Norway
@@NorwegianShedhunter not really
Good video, but never ever in a billion years would I live there
thanks
since no one has ever heard of it before, it wouldbe nice to know what coutry it is part of
I'm 99% sure it's NORWAY
Norway
Norway
are people still allowed to move there ? We want to leave Connecticut. It's been ruined here, as a place to live.
No MAGA people there.
Yes, it is allowed and English speaking people can easily find a job in service and hospitality.
@@user-cs2kk7ev2i well, we do speak English (American dialect, not U.K.)
its possible to get contraction
work to do over there
yes, of course it is
❤ from Punjab patiala india
No cats? Sign me in
Justice for CATS!
Can I move there ?
Thank you for the education 🇺🇲
It's a bad place because cats are not allowed here. 😢
It’s very hard to hear when two people are talking
Long Live Russia......With great love from India
I am proud to say that I live here😊
no cats? bye!
Cats are banned on Svalbard as I've discovered via Cecilia Blomdahl's YT videos. Considering the environment and predators such as polar bears who are native to the island...I wouldn't let my cats go outside anyway. I don't now here in USA. Even if they were allowed outside on Svalbard, the thought of them getting out and lost in that at-times harsh environment scares me. The thought scares me here in USA. So as beautiful, majestic and pristine the natural wonders of Svalbard are...I wouldn't be able to live in that wonderful place.
I mean the same could happen to dogs. I’m only speculating that the reason is because of the animosity between cats and dogs and the island needs their dogs to “work” for them. It’s cruel and unsafe for dogs as well with polar bears running around but I guess like with most things exception are great to make if one gets to benefit from one animal versus another. I could be wrong but do dogs carry rabies as well?!?
Why are do many uninhabited towns inhabited
You can have it- and better to make it a dry settlement.
Nice visit
I just told my team of meos 🐈 😻 🐈⬛️ that they have been banned of their great danger that they have been presented to the humanity.
But my boy meos 🐈 just flip asking me for belly rub & like telling me stop believing everything you watch 😂..
Been there 4 weeks ago ❤.
was it amazing?
@Travel.and.Nature Yes it was. Cold and snow and some poolnight
I visit seven years back. I found it to be well ran. Dr. Hahn, PhD, Florida
11 01 25
What sbout the polar bears
But Al Gore told me there were no more Polar Bears......hmmmmm
he told me watch out for that too (no polar bears left soon) when we were inventing the internet
No he didn’t.
Why is there two narration voices lol
Because one is speaking another non English language and we can’t understand
If only we knew what country this was.........🤔
A very interesting video, thank you, I found the male voice overs quite funny, but I have a strange sense of humour haha
Glad you enjoyed it
The voices of the narrator & the woman on the video are often going at the same time. I can’t finish watching it.
That's because the original was narrated in Russian and then dubbed into English.
I think their warning about rabies will keep the cat owners away better than saying because cats catch birds ... so I believe the correct thing was said ...па па па!
I bet they won’t ever have to deal with an illegal migrant crisis.🥶
sure. they come from africa/vanaswala
I t would be nice to hear what country this place is part of--strange not to put the info in the video given no one on earth has ever heard of it before--
Norway
Okay but what's her @
More bears than people, did you say? So the tourists get eaten much at all? (Not that some of them deserve it, but are you supposed to feed them junk food?)
You lost me: No CATS?
Surprised to learn that Russia is so coal poor.
Longyearbyen authorities stop coal mining. This is a good example of protecting the environment.
Stopped it? If that was their main source of heat then how are they heating?!
When was this made? Which month? We will visit Longyearbyen in February 😎
Have a good trip! It was made around 2016.
@@Travel.and.Nature Thanks !