Longyearbyen, a village located in Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, is one of the northernmost places on the globe, with a population of just over 2 thousand people.
The inhabitants of this city they experience months of darkness throughout the year due to their location close to the North Pole, a circumstance to which they have adapted over time.
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Despite its bitterly cold climate, it is enriched with stunning natural beauty, especially when the Northern Lights adorn the night sky. However, there is a peculiarity that defines the city: it is technically forbidden to die there.
Longyearbyen's extreme climate means that the bodies of the deceased do not go through the natural process of decomposition. In 1950, a law was introduced “forbidding” residents from dying in the city.
The legislation emerged after the exhumation of victims of the 1918 flu pandemic, revealing that the bodies, and even the virus, were preserved and could still pose a risk of contamination.
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As a result, when one of the residents is on the verge of death, they are usually transported to the mainland to spend their last moments, unless the dying person opts for cremation.
Funerals are rare events in Longyearbyen, as are births. Despite the existence of a hospital, many future mothers choose to travel to the mainland to give birth, seeking more comfort and avoiding the hardships of the city's extreme climate and environment.
Longyearbyen is thus a place of remarkable contrasts, where the majestic natural beauty it coexists with extraordinary and rigorous living conditions, marked by unusual laws and practices originating from the unforgiving nature of the local Arctic climate.
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