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4 days ago · Longyearbyen. Geography. Svalbard is a group of islands north of the Barents Sea on the Arctic Ocean. The land has a total area of 62,045 km² (23,956 mi²) and a total coastline of 124 km (77.1 mi). This land area is approximately 78% of the area of Maine.
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5 days ago · Norway, country of northern Europe that occupies the western half of the Scandinavian peninsula. Nearly half of the inhabitants of the country live in the far south, in the region around Oslo, the capital. About two-thirds of Norway is mountainous, and off its much-indented coastline lie, carved by deep glacial fjords, some 50,000 islands.
Jan Mayen is located approx 600 km (370 mi) northeast of Iceland, approx 500 km (310 mi) east of Greenland and approx 1000 km (620 mi) west of North Cape Norway. The island has two separate parts: bigger (Nord-Jan) and smaller (Sor-Jan) linked by an isthmus (a narrow piece of land) with width of 2,5 km (1,6 mi).
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3 days ago · Die Svalbard und Jan Mayen sind eine Inselgruppe nördlich der Barentsee am arktischen Ozean. Das Land hat eine Gesamtfläche von 62.045 km² und eine Küstenlänge von insgesamt 124 km. Diese Landmasse entspricht ungefähr 17 % der Größe Deutschlands.
3 days ago · Zealand, Denmark's largest island, lies in the Danish Straits that connect the North Sea with the Baltic Sea, while Jersey is the largest of the English Channel Islands. The volcanic island of Jan Mayen lies in the Arctic Ocean, northeast of Iceland.
1 day ago · Winds SSW at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 90%. 1 to 3 inches of snow expected. Tomorrow Sun 04/21 High 26 °F. 60% Precip. / 1in. Variable clouds with snow showers. High 26F. Winds SSW at 10 to 20 ...
5 days ago · Sveagruva, or simply Svea, was a mining settlement in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, lying at the head of Van Mijenfjord. It was the third largest settlement in the archipelago. Around 300 workers living in Longyearbyen commuted to Sveagruva for work on a daily or weekly basis. The mine was operated by Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani.
