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history of longyearbyen
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11 Nov 2017
Events
1596 - Svalbard Discovered
Mid-1600s - Russians begin staying over during the winter
Early 1600s - Whaling begins
1906 - US businessmen start coal company
1913 - Annual coal production = 300,000 tonnes
1914 - WWI starts
1918 - WWI ends
Mid-1920s - Longyearbyen population = 500
1939 - WWII starts
1945 - WWII ends
1970 - North Sea Oil discovered
1970 - Ban on polar bear hunting
1975 - New airport built
1980s - Longyearbyen population = 1,100
2017 - Today
2025 - Renewal of the The Spitsbergen Treaty
1980 - New town centre built
2017 - Longyearbyen population = 2,100
1992 - New airport runway built
1992 - Company town sold to government
1920 - The Spitsbergen Treaty signed
