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<h1 id="svalbard-norway">Svalbard, Norway</h1>
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<h2 id="background">Background</h2>
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<li>Northernmost territory in the world</li>
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<li>60% glaciers</li>
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<li>40% tundra</li>
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<li>5 main islands (largest is Spitzbergen)</li>
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<li>Population of 2700</li>
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<li>More snowmobiles than people</li>
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<h2 id="opportunities">Opportunities</h2>
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<li>Coal mining
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<li>300 jobs in coal mines</li>
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<li>Backbone of economy</li>
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<li>Energy devlopment
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<li>Located near Mid-Atlantic Ridge - thin & hot rocks</li>
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<li>Potential for geothermal energy to replace polluting coal power station</li>
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<li>Or replace water in power station with CO<sub>2</sub></li>
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<li>Fishing
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<li>Barents Sea (South of Svalbard) is one of the richest fishing grounds in the world</li>
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<li>150 species of fish - conservation is vital</li>
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<li>Tourism
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<li>70,000 people visited Longyearbyen in 2011</li>
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<li>Port was expanded to cope with tourist numbers</li>
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<li>300 jobs in tourism</li>
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<li>Northen lights, natural environment and adventures attract tourists</li>
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<h2 id="challenges">Challenges</h2>
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<li>Extreme temperatures
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<li>Sometimes below -30°C</li>
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<li>But wear warm clothes</li>
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<li>Construction
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<li>Permafrost has to be protected from melting before foundations can be dug</li>
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<li>Difficult to build in the cold and the long dark periods - so most work is done in the summer</li>
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<li>However, road maintenance is relatively easy</li>
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<li>Services
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<li>Pipes and cables must be kept off the ground, to ensure they don’t freeze</li>
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<li>Accessibility
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<li>Limited transport</li>
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<li>Islands can only be accessed by plane or ship</li>
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<li>Only 50 km of roads in Longyearbyen</li>
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<li>But there is an international airport</li>
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<li>And snowmobiles can be used to travel around</li>
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