Historical Markers and War Memorials in Svalbard

By Connor Olson, June 30, 2025

Battle of Spitsbergen Memorial

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1 ► Norway, Svalbard, Longyearbyen — Battle of Spitsbergen Memorial —

On Vei 300 north of Vei 309, on the right when traveling north.

Reist av arbeidere og funkslonærer ved store Norsk Spitsbergen Kulkompani A/S til minne om de som ga sitt liv under kampene pa Spitsbergen og on de av streets befolkning som falt pa andre fronter under krigen 1940-1945 . . . — — Map (db m277814) WM

2 ► Norway, Svalbard, Longyearbyen — John Munro Longyear —

On Vei 300 south of Vei 302, on the left when traveling north.

John Munro Longyear 1850-1922 Longyearbyens Grunnlegger 1906 (Founder of Longyear Town 1906) — — Map (db m277104) HM

3 ► Norway, Svalbard, Longyearbyen — Safeguarding Seeds for Future Generations —

On Vei Uten Navn 1 kilometer south of Vei 400, on the left when traveling south.

Svalbard Global Seed Vault is the largest safety backup of the world's crop diversity Welcome to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault We invite you to enjoy the setting of the Seed Vault complex and its magnificent panorama. These . . . — — Map (db m277106) HM

4 ► Norway, Svalbard, Longyearbyen — The town's founder John Munro Longyear —

On Vei 300 near Vei 302.

The American visited Svalbard as a cruise tourist in 1901. When he returned five years later, he founded Longyear City and started mining. The Michigan businessman and father of seven was on a cruise in the Arctic when he had his first . . . — — Map (db m277105) HM

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