Nybyen

78°12′N 15°35′E / 78.2°N 15.59°E / 78.2; 15.59

Nybyen
Nybyen, looking down the valley to Longyearbyen and the Adventfjorden
Nybyen
Location in western Svalbard
Coordinates: 78°12′0″N 15°34′0″E / 78.20000°N 15.56667°E / 78.20000; 15.56667
Sovereign stateNorway
TerritorySvalbard
IslandSpitsbergen
CommunityLongyearbyen
Founded1946-7
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
113
Postal address
9171 Longyearbyen

Nybyen is a small settlement located on the southern outskirts of Longyearbyen, on the island of Spitsbergen, in the Svalbard archipelago of Norway. The name is Norwegian and translates as The New Town.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.