Svalbard is a fine place for death, it seems.
the island’s largest town of Longyearbyen forbids dying: The town cemetery held its last burial some 70 years ago, when it became clear that the permafrost wasn’t allowing bodies to decompose...
“Someone from there told me it’s not a place for the weak,” says Wu. “You have to be strong as hell.“
Gorgeous photography by Reuben Wu.
(thanks to Todd "Iceman" Bryant)
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