Just Plan an Ice Death, You Go To Jail

Nobody on the entire planet will ever fully recover from this phenomenon.

People pass away every day and are either burned or buried.

On the other hand, there exists a town on Earth where it is forbidden to die, guns are permitted, and cats are not allowed.

Strange, right?

Longyearbyen is a well-liked vacation spot located on an island in the Norwegian province of Nordland.

Visitors should be aware that the island has certain peculiar laws and customs.


Island of Longyearbyen
Svalbard is an archipelago(island) located around 650 miles from the North Pole and 500 miles from the Norwegian mainland. It is one of the most remote areas in Europe.

Because of its extreme northward location on the globe, it has no sunrise for four months out of the year, from October to February, and its winter months are difficult to distinguish between day and night. The months of April through August have no sunsets.

Some magnificent ice formations can be found there.
Svalbard offers a variety of experiences for tourists, such as dog sledding and exploring breathtaking ice caves, all of which are set against an environment of extremely cold weather, with 60% of the island covered in glaciers and rarely rising above freezing.

Only a few thousand people live on the island, mainly in Longyearbyen, but they share the space with one of the world’s largest, unspoiled wilderness areas – home to polar bears, reindeer, caribou and a huge variety of birds including Arctic terns and puffins.

One of the greatest spots on Earth to view the Northern Lights is Longyearbyen, which during the winter months can also be seen during the day.

The island is hundreds of miles away from Norway, but since 1920 it has been governed by Norway.

There are no visa requirements, so you can relocate there without restriction, but if you do, you'll have to follow some really unusual laws.

They are listed in the order indicated below;

• It's possible that visitors will discover the strange rumor that it's forbidden to pass away in Longyearbyen.
This law was passed by the town's residents in 1950 when they noticed that the town's cemetery's long-buried graves were not decaying because of the cold temperatures.

This was so severe that, 70 years after the flu pandemic of 1918, scientists were still able to obtain samples of the virus when they excavated and buried the remains of persons (among them were Norwegian miners), who had perished from the disease.

They were afraid because, if nothing was done about the remains, the disease that almost killed most of the Earth's inhabitants may still spread.

Consequently, they established a policy that states that only cremated remains may be laid in the town cemetery, and that no one who passes away is permitted to be buried there.

Due to the lack of medical facilities on the island, those who were very ill or reaching the end of their lives were encouraged to leave the island and seek care on the Norwegian mainland.

The same holds true for mothers in labor.

The main hospital in Longyearbyen does not offer a maternity unit, thus expectant patients who need to take their prescriptions on a certain day must fly to Norway at least one month in advance of their due date.

Because there isn't a maternity hospital, expectant mothers must go to the mainland to give birth.

Oh boy!
What a complication!!
My teeth are now punishing my eyelashes. Whoov…

• Cats are prohibited on the island, so that those who adore them may wish to stay away in an effort to preserve their silver coated life, Lol.

• A separate rule demands that anyone venturing beyond the primary communities(neighborhood) must own a gun in order to defend oneself against potential assaults by polar bears.
Although they are uncommon, at least five possible attacks have been documented in Svalbard since 1970.



While wildlife is allowed to roam freely, polar bears tend to avoid the towns.

And if you plan to travel away from the neighborhoods, you’ll need to be armed to protect yourself from polar bears that could view you as a well-cooked hamburger “spice or no spice” – lol, hope you understand what I mean.

Did you realize that you could actually live in Longyearbyen if you so desired?
I know you may have always wanted to visit this exciting island.

The island is a visa-free zone, meaning that anyone from anywhere in the world is able to settle there, even though it is a part of Norway, per the terms of the 1925 Treaty of Svalbard.

On the other hand, long-term residence does not confer any particular rights associated with Norwegian citizenship.

If you decide to visit Longyearbyen and Svalbard, be aware that although the island's airport is served by a number of airlines, flights from the UK cannot go there directly; instead, you must fly to Oslo or Tromso in Norway, then transfer to an aircraft that goes to the island.

Among the airlines that operate flights from both cities to Longyearbyen are SAS and Norwegian.

Would you be willing to live in Longyearbyen in spite of its unusual laws?

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