The world's northernmost town is Longyearbyen in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. The town is 800 miles from the North Pole and one of the most remote human settlements on Earth. Longyearbyen ...

"It's 1:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. and you have all of the stars in the sky... You feel like you're in the galaxy," Cecilia Blomdahl tells PEOPLE of living in Svalbard Skyler Caruso is a Writer and Reporter ...

Longyearbyen (pictured) and Ushuaia are at opposite ends of the Earth, but have striking similarities. imageBROKER.com, Alamy Stock Photo On opposite ends of the Earth, Longyearbyen, Norway, the ...

POLAR bears outnumber people on a frozen group of islands near Norway. It doesn’t sound like a great place to live, but politicians want to send refugees there. The average summer temperature there ...

Grim the Finnish Lapphund lives in Svalbard, Norway, with his owner Cecilia Blomdahl Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. Few places on Earth feel as close to the edge of the world, yet ...

Deep in the ice-covered peaks of Norway lies the sleepy Arctic village of Svalbard. With fewer than 3,000 residents, its ...

Moscow applies hybrid threats with regards to the Norwegian archipelago in order to sow provocations and improve Russia's ...