1. Indeed, even Norwegians need to show their identification while going to Svalbard. That is on the grounds that while Norway is essential for the European Schengen region, the archipelago isn't. Trips to Longyearbyen air terminal leave from the non-Schengen zone of Oslo Airport, and everybody is expected to show their visa paying little mind to identity.
2. You should convey a weapon outside the settlements. In a 2012 regulation the Governor of Svalbard requires anybody venturing out external the settlements to possess the ability to drive away a polar bear. This implies conveying a gun is required, and things like flare weapons are additionally enthusiastically suggested.
However, it is disallowed to utilize a weapon inside the settlements. A few of the shops, eateries and other public structures have 'no guns allowed' signs on the fundamental entryways.
3. Polar bears live close by individuals. The populace changes occasionally yet there will in general be around 2,500 individuals living in Svalbard. Almost everybody lives in the capital, Longyearbyen.Be that as it may, the genuine locals of these islands are the polar bears. Numbers have really expanded of late and are said to number around 3,000. In any case, this populace considers a wide region its home, just piece of which is Svalbard.The bears will generally avoid the settlements. Be that as it may, bears really do once in a while move toward structures because of frantic yearning.
4. Svalbard is named a desert. Due to its stone and ice, cold temperatures and low mugginess, Svalbard falls into the northern piece of our planet known as 'Icy desert'. The region gets negligible precipitation, and the air is nearly basically as dry as it would be in a 'hot' desert.
5.You can see Aurora Borealis during the day. It's notable that to see Aurora Borealis you really want murkiness, and that implies venturing out toward the north of Norway in the colder time of year. In any case, Svalbard is up until this point north that the sun doesn't ascend for quite a long time throughout the colder time of year.
For right around three of those months, it's totally dim the entire day, making it conceivable to see the aurora borealis whenever of day. In October and February you can partake in the staggering blue Arctic light during the daytime, and chase Aurora Borealis around evening time.
6.Svalbard could save mankind as far as we might be concerned. Opened in 2008, the Global Seed Vault is incorporated into the bedrock above Longyearbyen Airport. Very nearly 1,000,000 seed tests from everywhere the world are put away here, with a complete limit with respect to up to multiple times that.
It's usually accepted that the vault's motivation is to assist humankind with rebooting in case of a significant worldwide calamity. While that is valid, the vault has proactively demonstrated its worth. In 2015, the Vault returned a few seeds to Syrian researchers attempting to protect and copy their seeds even with struggle.