The town where dying is forbidden

Ever had an urge to visit Svalbard? Perhaps after reading Philip Pullman, or seeing pictures of its beautiful location?

Just make sure you’re in good health when you go. The BBC has despatched a correspondent to Longyearbyen, its major town, to make the following findings:

Why dying is forbidden in the Arctic

It is forbidden to die in the Arctic town of Longyearbyen.




Corpses preserved by permafrost have since become objects of morbid curiosity. Read full story here…