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Svalbard: The remote visa-free island at the top of the world

By mcghee April 19, 2022

Longyearbyen is the northernmost city in the world. It is also a visa-free zone where everyone is welcome to live and work. People from all over the world come to this remote Norwegian archipelago to start a new life at the top of the world.

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