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vidarh04/03/20251 replyview on HN

Both Svalbard and Jan Mayen are inhabited. Jan Mayen only by about 35 people, though. Svalbard has both Norwegian and Russian settlements, but of course entirely too small to have impact on US trade.


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magicalhippo04/03/2025

Svalbard imports a lot of snowmobiles though, given their population. From what I know a substantial fraction, if not most, are from Polaris so made in the US[1].

[1]: https://www.polaris.com/en-us/snowmobiles/owner-resources/he...

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