Random, but Longyearbyen should be on the "List of things that are surprisingly named after people." (e.g. German Chocolate Cake isn't from Germany, it's named after Samuel German).
I always thought it was named because staying at in such an isolated place, with month-long days and nights, for even a short period would feel like a "long year", but found on the Wikipedia page that it's actually named after John Munro Longyear.
I always thought it was named because staying at in such an isolated place, with month-long days and nights, for even a short period would feel like a "long year", but found on the Wikipedia page that it's actually named after John Munro Longyear.