As a rare exception, this off-the-beaten-path destination in Europe allows people to live there without a visa, though there are a few catches.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The world's northernmost town is Longyearbyen in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. The town is 800 miles from the North Pole ...

A great power competition is intensifying in the Arctic, and not only for Greenland. On a Norwegian archipelago called Svalbard, a century-old treaty has granted access to nearly all nations. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. Few places on Earth feel as close to the edge of the world, yet ...

There are no outward signs of jitters, at least not yet: people in Svalbard are going about their daily lives as normal despite speculation that this Norwegian archipelago could be the next Arctic ...

Longyearbyen, Norway, is the northernmost town in the world.ginger_polina_bublik/Shutterstock The world's northernmost town is Longyearbyen in the Norwegian ...

From the driest deserts to remote settlements on volcanic islands, human communities can be found anywhere on Earth. One such community is Longyearbyen, where 2,400 residents live in the northernmost ...