List of settlements in Svalbard and Jan Mayen
The archipelago of Svalbard and the island of Jan Mayen are Arctic possessions of Norway.
Svalbard
Over two thousand people live in Svalbard.[1]
- Barentsburg[1]
- Longyearbyen (administrative centre)[1]
- Ny-Ålesund[1]
- Nybyen
- Polish Polar Station, Hornsund[1]
Staffed Svalbard islands
- Bear Island (Bjørnøya)[1]
- Hopen[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 Svalbard settlements
- Engelskbukta
- Gravneset
- Grumant (Soviet town, abandoned in the 1960s)[4]
- Gåshamna
- Harlingen kokerij
- Hiorthhamn
- Kobbefjorden
- Lægerneset
- Port Louis
- Pyramiden (Soviet/Russian town, abandoned in 1998)[5]
- Smeerenburg
- Sveagruva[6]
- Ytre Norskøya
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Barr, Susan; Thuesen, Nils Petter. "Svalbard". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ a b c 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.