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Sign about guns on shop door in Longyearbyen, Svalbard

Sign about guns on shop door in Longyearbyen, Svalbard

Carrying a gun as a defence against possible polar bear attack is mandatory on Svalbard when outside Longyearbyen. Shop owners are understandably cautious about customers carrying their weapons while shopping in town!
Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway, Arctic
Photo ID: SVA_0302_Longyearbyen_REA
File state: Final
Photo size: 16.6 Mpixels (47.5 MB uncompressed) - 4992x3328 pixels (16.6x11.0 in / 42.3x28.2 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Arctic, Arctic Circle, defence, defense, gun, Longyearbyen, Martin Grace, notice, Polar Bear, protection, rifle, self-defence, self-protection, shop, shotgun, sign, Spitsbergen, store, supermarket, Svalbard, Ursus maritimus, warning, weapon
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