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Last modified 29 April 2003
Svalbard
General Background Information(from the Project Gutenberg version of the CIA World Fact Book)
There are about 2500 Polar Bears on and around Svalbard; they are totally protected and they can be very dangerous if frightened and/or hungry.
Never go out unless you are with someone who can not run as fast as you.... :-/
More seriously, take advice before venturing out into the
wilderness and be prepared to carry a substantial weapon for your own
protection.
EISCAT currently has a small office on the ground floor of Svalbard Naeringsbygget in downtown Longyearbyen, almost exactly 15 km from the radar site itself, which is close to Mine 7 (at the end of the longest road on Svalbard).
Important things: