It's Illegal To Die In Longyearbyen, Norway

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 It's illegal to die in Longyearbyen, Norway

In Longyearbyen, a small Arctic town on the Svalbard archipelago in Norway, it is illegal to die, given all the different challenges faced with such extreme climates. The town doesn't have a cemetery that works because the ground is permafrost, making the bodies stay preserved rather than decomposing. This obviously raises concerns about whether diseases could be spread from decayed corpses.

The law originated in the early twentieth century. Researchers found that certain viruses, including the 1918 Spanish flu, could survive in frozen bodies. Due to health threats, terminally ill or seriously injured residents must leave Longyearbyen to the mainland of Norway for burial or cremation.

It shows the harsh facts of life in the Arctic and speaks to safety and practicality on the part of the local people. True, the law sounds strange but this is necessary to uphold public health in a situation where nature has otherwise limited options.

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