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4 days ago · Svalbard, archipelago, part of Norway, located in the Arctic Ocean well north of the Arctic Circle. The islands lie between longitude 10° and 35° E and latitude 74° and 81° N, about 580 miles (930 km) north of Tromsø, Norway.
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Svalbard (/ ˈ s v ɑː l b ɑːr (d)/ SVAHL-bar(d), Urban East Norwegian: [ˈsvɑ̂ːɫbɑr]), previously known as Spitsbergen or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. North of mainland Europe, it lies about midway between the northern coast of Norway and the North Pole.
Type: Region with 2,640 residents. Description: Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. Languages: Norwegian and Russian. Categories: archipelago, integral overseas territory, first-level administrative division, terra nullius and locality. Location: Norway, Nordic countries, Europe. View on OpenStreetMap.
Svalbard (also known as Spitsbergen or Spitzbergen) is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. It is north of Norway and east of Greenland at 78°13'N and 15°39'E. The islands are an unincorporated area of the Kingdom of Norway.
May 15, 2020 · Located 800km north of mainland Norway in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, Svalbard is full of superlatives: it’s the world’s northernmost year-round settlement; it’s home to the world’s...
Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean roughly centered on 78° north latitude and 20° east longitude. It constitutes the northernmost territory of the Kingdom of Norway. The three main islands in the group consist of Spitsbergen (the largest island), Nordaustlandet and Edgeøya.
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Svalbard is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. Located on top of the world, it contains endless areas of unspoilt, raw Arctic wilderness. Svalbard consists of all the islands, islets and skerries between 74° and 81° north latitude and 10° and 35° east longitude.
