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    Svalbard Airport (Norwegian: Svalbard lufthavn; IATA: LYR, ICAO: ENSB) is the main airport serving Svalbard in Norway. It is 5 km (3.1 mi) northwest of...
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    Svalbard (/ˈsvɑːlbɑːr(d)/ SVAHL-bar(d), Urban East Norwegian: [ˈsvɑ̂ːɫbɑr]), previously known as Spitsbergen or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago...
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    the University Centre in Svalbard, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault and Svalbard Satellite Station. Svalbard Airport, Svalbard Church and the Svalbardbutikken...
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    Spitsbergen (redirect from Name of Svalbard)
    instead snowmobiles, aircraft and boats serve as local transport. Svalbard Airport, Longyearbyen provides the main point of entry and exit. The island...
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    Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801 (category History of Svalbard)
    Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, to Svalbard Airport on Spitsbergen, in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. On 29 August 1996 at 10:22:23...
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    Airport, Hamnerabben (Norwegian: Ny-Ålesund flyplass, Hamnerabben; ICAO: ENAS) is an airport serving the research community of Ny-Ålesund in Svalbard...
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    passengers. Dubai is the third busiest airport worldwide. Svalbard Airport in Svalbard, Norway is the northernmost airport to which tourists can book tickets...
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    The economy of Svalbard is dominated by coal mining, tourism and research. In 2007, there were 484 people working in the mining sector, 211 people working...
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    Svalbardbutikken (category Companies based in Svalbard)
    is located inside the store. Coop Svalbard also operates a kiosk at Svalbard Airport, Longyear. Svalbardbutikken was established in 1992, and it took over...
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    population reaching 114. Its facilities include Ny-Ålesund Airport, Hamnerabben, Svalbard Rocket Range, a port and Ny-Ålesund Town and Mine Museum, as...
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    98 airports which are certified or have been designated an International Civil Aviation Organization airport code (ICAO code). Forty-eight airports facilitate...
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    includes boat, airplane, helicopter, and snowmobile. The gateway to Svalbard is Svalbard Airport, Longyearbyen. Harlingen kokerij (Dutch settlement established...
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  • their associated territories which include the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Svalbard and Åland. "Scandinavia" is sometimes used as a synonym for the Nordic...
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    Svea Airport (Norwegian: Svea flyplass; ICAO: ENSA) was a private airport located in and serving the Sveagruva (also known as Svea) in Svalbard, Norway...
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    Svalbard lies under the sovereignty of Norway, but the Svalbard Treaty places several restrictions. Norway cannot use the archipelago for warlike purposes...
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    are three airports in the Svalbard area, Svalbard Airport, Ny-Ålesund Airport and Svea Airport. Svalbard Airport, Longyear is the main airport serving the...
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  • character Leir of Britain, mythical king Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Svalbard Airport, Longyear, Norway (by IATA code) Layar LRT station, Singapore (by LRT...
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    north-west of Longyearbyen in Svalbard, Norway, sticking out into Adventfjorden. It is the location of Svalbard Airport, Longyear and the port for shipping...
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  • The polar archipelago of Svalbard was first discovered by Willem Barentsz in 1596, although there is disputed evidence of use by Pomors or Norsemen. Whaling...
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    Longyearbyen Airport, as a corporate charter for Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani. This lasted until 1975. That year Svalbard Airport, Longyear opened...
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  • northernmost point is Rossøya on Svalbard, the southernmost is Pysen in Lindesnes Municipality, the easternmost is Kræmerpynten on Svalbard, and the westernmost is...
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    on the Accident to Vnukovo Airline's Tupolev Tu-154M RA 85621 Near Svalbard Airport Longyear, Norway on 29 August 1996". Retrieved 21 August 2014. p. 4/121...
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  • expanded in 1978 after it was awarded contracts to fly services out of Svalbard Airport, Longyear in 1978. This included both flights for the mining company...
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    overview of and topical guide to Svalbard: Svalbard – incorporated territory of the Kingdom of Norway comprising the Svalbard Archipelago in the Arctic Ocean...
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    Grumant (category Former populated places in Svalbard)
    Grumant (Russian: Грумант) is a former Soviet company town in Svalbard, Norway, established in 1912 and abandoned in 1965. The population—including Coles...
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    located at Pyramiden in Svalbard, Norway. The airport is owned and operated by Arktikugol, who owns the mining town. The airport consists of a gravel runway...
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    Sveagruva (redirect from Svea, Svalbard)
    or simply Svea, was a mining settlement in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, lying at the head of Van Mijenfjord. When occupied by the workers, it...
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    Pyramiden (category Former populated places in Svalbard)
    In 1996, a charter flight for Arktikugol crashed on the approach to Svalbard Airport with the loss of 141 lives. Between 1955 and 1998, as much as nine...
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    Vnukovo Airlines (category Vnukovo International Airport)
    accident, when Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801 crashed during approach to Svalbard Airport, Longyear, killing all 141 people on board. On 11 November 2000, a...
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    of Barentsburg in Svalbard, Norway. The airport is owned and operated by Arktikugol, which also owns the company town. The airport features a 91-by-21-meter...
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