Life Inside The World's NORTHERNMOST Inhabited City // Cats Are BANNED
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- Only 650 miles away from the North Pole, Svalbard (or Spitsbergen) is unlike any place you’ve ever seen. This archipelago halfway between Norway and the North Pole is often referred to as Europe’s last wilderness, offering Arctic nature at its rawest and most powerful. At 78 degrees North, Svalbard’s main settlement, Longyearbyen, is well within the Arctic Circle. It’s the only inhabited place you can experience northern lights during the day because it’s in complete darkness during the winter months until mid-February.
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I wish cats were banned in every town or city in my country Australia….. they have made us nu 1 for extinctions of native species gone forever coz of cats.
Cats save us from pest , remember Dark Age when many people died by pest? Just let tge cats luve outside the house give their food, drink and bed in a box cover with plastic so tge box not wet in rain season.
This is a brilliant portraiture of a beautiful and because of the seeds vault a priceless paradise 💖
Thank you, this was a great video!
I visited Longyearbyen several years ago. Arrived by ship. I found the town interesting and the people quite friendly.
was it cold ?
@@Travel.and.Nature No. It was summer time and the weather was sunny and mild.
I used plane to Longyearbyen and were there when the northern lights were at it's best in the winter.
In fact there were almost no snow when i were there and temperature were only -5 C.
I also visited the Russian place Barentsburg.
Forget the weather. A life without cats would suck.
Interesting
very informative . Spitsbergen is on my visiting list at top
Have fun!
been there 2x loading coal in svalbard port, during summer time..were not allowed to roam around in port area due to the presence of polar bear
Very Beautiful Looks Like So Much Love And Peace And Enjoyable Relaxing Time❤❤❤❤
It's not that I dislike the cold, but living without a cat? Never.
Beautiful sharing my friend injoy watching
Thank you very much!
The cat ban is not because of rabies. It's because they want to protect the things that cats would hunt.
Correct. Cecelia Blomdahl on your youtube channel explains cats are a threat to birds and small animals.
The cat ban has the unfortunate consequence of increasing depression, has nothing to do with long dark winters.
Yeah, they'd destroy the Polar Bear population....
@@jameseckert3341 Apparentky they have enough birds and small critters that they don’t want to become cat food.
I have cats myself and they are great companions. Unfortunately they also have the instinct to catch birds, even if humans give them enough food to eat instead, and Svalbard has a big population of rare birds who come there to breed in Summer. I recall reading that when cats were introduced to the mid-Atlantic island of Ascension, they decimated the bird population there. It's not because of rabies, dogs get rabies as well but they are not banned on Svalbard.
So many incorrect statements made in this video. I visited in October 2023. Spend some time with a local guide or speak to the locals and they will very quickly debunk and correct a lot of the “facts” tourists have researched about the area.
Ok. If the information is incorrect, I'm not sticking around any longer.
Nice visit
It's not that you "can't die", people die there too, but can't be buried there.
No trees! I guess it's too cold for them to put down roots!
It's too cold for trees to grow there.
I think the reason for the ban on cemetery. Is because of the permafrost, not the polerbears.
That's correct, it is difficult or virtually impossible to dig graves on Svalbard, because of the permafrost.
The bodies won't decompose either
What month was your visit. Thanks
You are strong people able to live in such cold snowy place. So , how if summer or this is summer either? Greetings from lake Toba, Samosir, Sumatera , Indonesia.
Svalbard the biggest gun shop I have ever seen!!! It’s a beautiful place, I loved my time there.
On Svalbard it's compulsory to carry a gun if you go out of town, in case of attacks by polar bears.
@@Axitutl60 I know, when we visited we were not issued a gun, shame. While we were touring areas our guides all had weapons. It’s a shame we only saw 2 polar bears in 9 days.
sounds like an American's wet dream
Metal does not rust in Svalbard.😏
There are no bacteria there.
The tourists from abroad who bring with them e.g. cold etc.
I have lived there for 3 years. Visited both Barentsburg and Pyramiden 2 times. Last time we sailed and spent the night at the hotel there in Pyramiden.
Weird rules from the Soviet Union in that there was a guard sitting in the hotel corridor and looking after the whole night.
And the 50th anniversary of the victory over the Nazis was celebrated grandly at the consulate in Barentsburg. We all had to pass through the consulate security locks with fire shards against attack. Certainly standard for all consulates worldwide, even in peaceful Barentsburg
great input. thanks. was it cold ?
You are wrong, metal does rust (iron) on Svalbard, it's caused by oxygen, not bacteria. There are bacterias and viruses there also, everywhere on earth, not in volcanos or very hot places.
Oh, you're at the seed vault!
It’s called Svalbard
Rent is too expensive in Svalbard. It's the top reason why I can't stay there, aside from the fact I also have a cat.
Dying is prohibited? I’m thinking at some point somebody is going to break that rule not on purpose but shit happens.😅
😂
Alert, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada, is the northernmost continuously inhabited place in the world, on Ellesmere Island at latitude 82°30'05" north, 817 km from the North Pole. Wikipedia
It is a military installation, but you are correct. ❤️🇨🇦
A very interesting video, thank you, I found the male voice overs quite funny, but I have a strange sense of humour haha
Glad you enjoyed it
5:31 I live in Vaasa, it was weird for me to see it since it's not really an important city to be mentioned in a sign post
its possible to get contraction
work to do over there
I wonder if there are many mice/rats due to the absence of cats... Usually wherever there is food available there are rodents
Why is there two narration voices lol
Thank you for the education 🇺🇲
"... it’s the only inhabited place you can experience northern lights during the day because it’s in complete darkness during the winter months until mid-February. …". Hm. First, what does it mean "during day" when you have the polar night? Second, northern nights at noon happen in any town to the north of 70 latitude (and there are a few, even in Norway). Of course, due to Golf Stream, western Svalbard is perhaps the northernmost location that is not a polar desert, and it is in many ways unique.
So is northern Alaska. Duh!
Why is the narrator talking over the person in the video? Very annoying.
I lived in Norway for years, am fluent in the language as well. Norway is a fabulous place to live. I have not one complaint after all my years there.
The original narration is in Russian 😂
since no one has ever heard of it before, it wouldbe nice to know what coutry it is part of
I'm 99% sure it's NORWAY
Norway
Norway
8:29 sudden temperature change affects geomagnetic field!! TIL
Picking flowers etc is forbidden on Svalbard
This is on the Russian portion of it, Russians are special kind of people.
Wow, just ... Wow! We are all so ignorant of the rest of the world 😢
Good video, but never ever in a billion years would I live there
thanks
I thought that people weren't allowed to pick plants or flowers from the tundra on the island.
That is true
But Al Gore told me there were no more Polar Bears......hmmmmm
he told me watch out for that too (no polar bears left soon) when we were inventing the internet
are people still allowed to move there ? We want to leave Connecticut. It's been ruined here, as a place to live.
No MAGA people there.
wait... wut?? dying is illegal? How they gonna enforce that one?
Is it punishable by death? LOL. It seems like a dumb law, but there is no welfare system on Svalbard, and medical care is pretty basic. If you can't pay your way, you are given a plane ticket back to where you came from. People with serious health issues would probably go back to the mainland or their country of origin for treatment. So from what I've seen, it's a mainly young population there. Crime is low so I don't know if there have been any homicides. In terms of accidental deaths (or being killed by polar bears), I would be interested to see the statistics on that, and what they do with the bodies of the deceased. Bit of a morbid subject, but interesting.
They ship the bodies to the mainland to be buried or cremated. The cemetery on Svalbard has only ashes buried due to polar bears. The bodies also don't decompose due to the permafrost. If a person is very ill, they get sent to the mainland. You have to be able to completely be able to take care of yourself to live on the island.
When was this made? Which month? We will visit Longyearbyen in February 😎
Have a good trip! It was made around 2016.
@@Travel.and.Nature Thanks !
Yippee!!! No Cats!! 👍🏼 I’m moving in!! 😉
hate cats? 😉
svalbard!!
I t would be nice to hear what country this place is part of--strange not to put the info in the video given no one on earth has ever heard of it before--
Norway
Cats are banned on Svalbard as I've discovered via Cecilia Blomdahl's YT videos. Considering the environment and predators such as polar bears who are native to the island...I wouldn't let my cats go outside anyway. I don't now here in USA. Even if they were allowed outside on Svalbard, the thought of them getting out and lost in that at-times harsh environment scares me. The thought scares me here in USA. So as beautiful, majestic and pristine the natural wonders of Svalbard are...I wouldn't be able to live in that wonderful place.
I mean the same could happen to dogs. I’m only speculating that the reason is because of the animosity between cats and dogs and the island needs their dogs to “work” for them. It’s cruel and unsafe for dogs as well with polar bears running around but I guess like with most things exception are great to make if one gets to benefit from one animal versus another. I could be wrong but do dogs carry rabies as well?!?
I visit seven years back. I found it to be well ran. Dr. Hahn, PhD, Florida
Longyearbyen is a town not a city.
where is it???
Norway
Isnt it Svalvard
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Well done, and that lady is very attractive.
Do you're research lady! Its not Spitzbergen, it's Svalbard. Cats are not allowed due to birdlife, not due too rabies!
Russian propaganda…
Justice for CATS!
I just told my team of meos 🐈 😻 🐈⬛️ that they have been banned of their great danger that they have been presented to the humanity.
But my boy meos 🐈 just flip asking me for belly rub & like telling me stop believing everything you watch 😂..
How bout a map so we know where this town is.
However it is very simple...🤗
Svalbard Archipelago, Longyearbyen. You can't be born, die, or have cats here.
How about use Google? 😂
Never.
I won't be able to bring my Feline family of 6 to visit!
Revelation 6:16 Context
13And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. 14And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. 15And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; 16And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: 17For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
Longyearbyen authorities stop coal mining. This is a good example of protecting the environment.
Stopped it? If that was their main source of heat then how are they heating?!
no cats? bye!
Need some trees
The geographical location is above the frost line (permafrost). Trees cannot grow nor survive. You cannot dig below 1ft or 30cm therefore the roots cannot burrow and anchor the tree, or absorb water for food. That’s why they cremate everyone. So did the Vikings.
Who needs a shower anyway? But they could really use some cats....
All dogs and no cats make jack a very dull boy. Gotta have ma cats tho. Im out!
cats...WHOO_CARES!!!!next-subject!!!!....HILLARIOUS!!!
The male voiceover is quite comical 😅
"I'm very dirty!" 😅😅
Cats are not allowed becasue they are DELICIOUS!!!!
Yummy, I think so to!
That comment is sickening
@@evelynetaylor2807 No argument from me there
I like that’s there’s no cats 🚫 🐱
I bet they won’t ever have to deal with an illegal migrant crisis.🥶
No cats? Nope
No cats is a plus lol
no cats no martini.
Please correct your pronunciations of the name of the island and city. Also please fact check your other facts before posting. Thanks!
sorry about that
haha, you were told, now behave yourself and don't do it again 😆
@@ABritishBoyAndAFilipina Ha-ha, said the merry fellow. Do you like to make fun of people?
I wanna live here may the almighty Allah allow me to please I love such places ❤️ my Allah has created different stuffs ice, desert,rain, summer,cold allhamduillah allhamduillah subhanallah all praises for the almighty Allah allhamduillah
I am just wondering, Shiraz, how you would obey Muslim dietary laws on Svalbard? For example, not eating or drinking between sunrise and sunset during Ramadan. On Svalbard, in Summer and Winter, there is no sunrise and sunset.
Keep away
@@Axitutl60 I was not knowing this bro ...
I love such isolated places ❤️ Subhan Allah what a creation by the almighty Allah allhamduillah allhamduillah subhanallah...
You won’t be welcome! The religion of death will ruin it!
Definitely a troll
Cats can be vaccinated against rabies, just like dogs are.
Tgerw has to be another reason they are not allowed..
They're not allowed because they may hunt the birds which are not adapted above the Artic tree line. There are no trees in Svalbard.
how can so many ppl watch vids like this with these terrible AI voiceovers? i can't stand it, they make me feel insane lol
Cats are banned……. Except at the Chinese takeout restaurant!
Don't try comedy and lay off the drugs. You're about as funny as a turd in a punch bowl
What a boring city!
Really wanted to watch, but can’t stand the A.I. voice.
sorry
Rabies is totally preventable with vaccinations so if cats aren't allowed then there must be a high incidence of rabies in the countryside
The issue isn't rabies. It's about protected bird species. The author is incorrect.
Imagine the confusion between cats and dogs. They generally don’t mix well. Dogs are beneficial to the island as I believe most are “working” dogs? Not many people are going to upset their help. 😂 And dogs carry rabies as well and at times can be disruptive to birds. The reason they gave sound off to me other rather it seems self servicing.
She is WRONG on so many thing ! ! !
like what?
Dogs don't carry rabies!! Of course they do - so what is the truth about not allowing cats!
Because they'll kill the native birds and their young. It's been proven on similar islands who attempted to introduce cats, and paid heavily for it. The cats wiped out the birds.
Why soft Russian speech needs to be translated as high voice rough talking people! This Hollywood crap is outdated.