Longyeardalen

Norwegian Bokmål thumb|Longyeardalen seen from its northern end, with Sarkofagen in the background no Longyeardalen Etymology Compound of nb Longyear<lang:en> dalen surname the valley, literally “the Longyear valley”. Named after the American businessman John Munro Longyear (1850–1922).https://data.npolar.no/placename/35c0c5ee-b141-5373-9a34-7198dbf95b28 Longyeardalen The Place Names of Svalbard and Jan Mayen Norsk Polarinstitutt 2026-10-02 William D. Munroe named the valley during the establishment of the mining settlement in 1906.https://snl.no/Arctic_Coal_Company Arctic Coal Company Susan Barr Store norske leksikon 2026-10-02 The second element is the definite singular of nb dal valley, from nb non dalr valley.https://naob.no/ordbok/dal_1 dal Det Norske Akademis ordbok 2026-10-02 The Old Norse word continues nb gem-pro *dalaz valley; its further origin is uncertain. Compare nn Longyeardalen. Pronunciation nb /¹lɔŋjərˌdɑːlən/ [ˈlɔ̀ŋjəˌɖɑːln̩]Pronunciation inferred from the entries for nb Longyearbyen and nb dalen in https://www.nb.no/sprakbanken/ressurskatalog/oai-nb-no-sbr-79/ NB Uttale Språkbanken Nasjonalbiblioteket 2026-10-02. nb ɑːlən 4 nb Long year da len Proper noun nb proper noun Longyear Valley; nb valley on island/Spitsbergen arch/Svalbard c/Norway a, where Longyearbyen is situated. nb Vi gikk en tur oppover Longyeardalen. We took a walk up Longyear Valley. nb 1934-08-03 Ingvald Jaklin På besøk hos norske og russiske grubearbeidere på Svalbard Arbeiderbladet https://polarlitteratur.no/tekster/minner-fra-polaregnene/pa-besok-hos-norske-og-russiske-grubearbeidere-pa-svalbard/ Vågemot miniforlag Gruben måtte legges ned, og et nytt innslag gjøres på den andre siden av Longyeardalen. The mine had to be closed, and a new entrance made on the other side of Longyear Valley. nb 1955 Liv Balstad Nord for det øde hav 133 https://naob.no/ordbok/dagrand Det Norske Akademis ordbok at den en dag ville ha spist seg tvers over hele den svarte himmelflaten som lå over Longyeardalen that one day it [the dawn glow] would have eaten its way across the entire black expanse of sky above Longyear Valley Related terms nb Longyearbreen Longyear Glacier nb Longyearbyen nb Longyearelva Longyear River References nb Svalbard nb eponyms