The Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened officially on 26 February 2008.[7] Approximately 1.5 million distinct seed samples of agricultural crops are thought to exist. The variety and volume of seeds stored will depend on the number of countries participating – the facility has a capacity to conserve 4.5 million. The first seeds arrived in January 2008
20 December 2010
New regulations regarding control of travellers between Svalbard and the mainland.
As of 1 Febrary 2011, the identity of all travellers between Svalbard and the Norwegian mainland will be checked both upon arrival and departure.
As of 1 Febrary 2011, the identity of all travellers between Svalbard and the Norwegian mainland will be checked both upon arrival and departure.
19 January 2011
Arctic fox on Hopen infected with rabies.
An arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) that attacked dogs at the meteorological station on Hopen has been tested positive for rabies. This is the first registered occurrence of rabies in Svalbard since 1999.
An arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) that attacked dogs at the meteorological station on Hopen has been tested positive for rabies. This is the first registered occurrence of rabies in Svalbard since 1999.
30 May 2011
4G network opened on Svalbard.
Norwegian telecommunications major Telenor has chosen the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard as testing ground for its new 4G network.
Norwegian telecommunications major Telenor has chosen the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard as testing ground for its new 4G network.
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