Svalbard

 Step 1 – Identifying Svalbard

Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, of which Norway has sovereignty over. As such, Svalbard is counted as Norway for country streaks purposes.

Licence plates in Svalbard are generally black with yellow text.

The general landscape consists of barren, treeless mountains. Trees and greenery are a very rare sight, with the majority of vegetation consisting of moss and grasses. The sky is also often overcast, with a gloomy look to the coverage.

Russian can sometimes be found on signs.

 Step 2 – Town specific clues

Longyearbyen is the largest settlement on Svalbard, with many boxy, minimalistic buildings around the town.

Pyramiden feels more abandoned compared to Longyearbyen. Multi-storey soviet-style apartment blocks can be seen, however, with a lack of human-activity. As the name suggests, many pyramidal mountains can be seen in the distance.

Of the three towns, Barentsburg feels the most desolate. Distinct, multi-coloured apartment blocks can be seen near the top of the hill. Coverage is also more overcast and gloomy than Longyearbyen or Pyramiden.

 Step 3 – Spotlight

This road going south-east of Longyearbyen can be recognized by the barren, treeless mountains on both sides of the road, with lakes leading up to the mountains. A small black mirror can sometimes be seen on the left.

A trekker can be seen holding on to a red car heading up a winding road, south of the Svalbard Airport. If the car is not present, this distinct line of mountains to the northeast is a good indicator that you are there.

This large ship can be seen around the Northwest Spitsbergen National Park. The coverage gets increasingly late toward the east, where it eventually becomes dark.

This boat with a wooden deck can be seen in these places.

This small red boat with men in red jackets on board can be seen in the northwest.

This boat with a black deck can be seen in Isfjorden, between Barentsburg and Grumant.

This boat can be seen east of Pyramiden, and can be identified by the slanted front of the wheelhouse.