Norway, Spitsbergen: Summer Cityscape Of Longyearbyen Royalty-Free Stock Photography

The photo shows modern houses in Longyearbyen, the largest settlement and the administrative center of Svalbard, Norway. As of 2008, the town had a population of 2,040. Longyearbyen is located on the shore of Adventfjorden, a bay of Isfjorden, located on the west coast of Spitsbergen. Snowmobiles, now parked in front of the houses, are a popular mode of transportation. In 2008 there were registered 2,672 snowmobiles, and 69 percent of households owned at least one. Off-road motorized transport is prohibited on bare ground, but snowmobiles are used extensively during winter—both for commercial and recreational activities. Transport from Longyearbyen to Barentsburg (45 km or 28 mi) - photo of Barentsburg elsewhere in my portfolio - is possible by snowmobile in winter, or by ship all year round. Visible in the background: Old support beams for the aerial tramway that transported coal to the port. Please, check out my portfolio for more photos of Spitsbergen Norway, Spitsbergen: Summer cityscape of Longyearbyen advent architecture arctic barren fjord grass home house houses landscape longyear longyearby melting modern mountain norway snow snowmobile structure svalbard town valley white village town settlement