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Graham Easterling writes
On Tuesday, 26 January 2021 at 11:11:34 UTC, JGD wrote:
Definitely OT, but may be of interest (if you haven't come across it
already):

There's a lady living on Svalbard who publishes regular (eg weekly)
YouTube videos about life on Svalbard. The weather is relatively extreme
of course, but plenty of modern amenities too (at least for those that
live in the village). Here's one sampler:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMqm-bCO4Ec

Yes it is interesting, thanks.

Getting supplies there in winter must be quite an issue, I must watch
more of her videos. It's bad enough out on Scilly (Population 2,000 of
which 400 live on the 4 inhabited off Islands). There is no Ferry in
winter, just the freight ship 3 times a week. There is an air service
from Lands End in Islanders, but clearly that is not the way you're
going to get emergency supplies like potatoes & beer in. Going by air
or boat in winter can be a very interesting experience. In fact, out in
the Atlantic the weather frequently verges on the frightening,
snip

I know that Hurtigruten runs a ferry and cargo service up the coast of
Norway throughout the year, as some places even on the mainland can be
pretty much impossible to reach by any means other than sea. I don't
know, but I imagine that their route would also take in Svalbard. It
must get very hairy at times, though, and presumably would be impossible
if the Arctic sea-ice ever extends to surround the island. (Though that
might be less of a problem now than it would have been a few decades
ago.)
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