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Kepulauan Svalbard (dahulu disebut Spitsbergen atau Spitzbergen) adalah wilayah paling utara dari Norwegia yang terletak di Samudra Arktik, sebelah utara Daratan Eropa. Svalbard merupakan sebuah kepulauan dengan Longyearbyen sebagai ibu kotanya. Pulau yang terpadat penduduknya ialah pulau Spitsbergen, Bjornoya dan Hopen.
- 72% Norwegia, 16% Rusia/Ukraina, 12% lainnya
- Longyearbyen
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.
- 1,718 m (5,636 ft)
- 62,045 km² (23,956 sq mi) (not ranked)
- 917x
Sejarah Svalbard. Kepulauan kutub Svalbard pertama kali ditemukan oleh Willem Barentsz pada tahun 1596, meskipun terdapat bukti sengketa penggunaan oleh Pomors atau suku Nordik. Perburuan paus-paus bowhead dimulai pada tahun 1611, yang didominasi oleh perusahaan Inggris dan Belanda, dan negara-negara lain yang juga berpartisipasi.
Svalbard is a breeding ground for many seabirds, and also supports polar bears, arctic foxes, reindeer and marine mammals. Six national parks protect the largely untouched, yet fragile environment. The island has many glaciers, mountains and fjords.
- 37,673 km² (14,546 sq mi)
- 2,884 (2020)
- 36th
- Arctic Ocean
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May 14, 2024 · 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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Cold War. Normalization. References. History of Svalbard. The polar archipelago of Svalbard was first discovered by Willem Barentsz in 1596, although there is disputed evidence of use by Pomors or Norsemen. Whaling for bowhead whales started in 1611, dominated by English and Dutch companies, though other countries participated.
Jan 14, 2022 · Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean on the northwest corner of the Barents Shelf. It is 800 kilometres (497 mi) north of mainland Norway and sits roughly midway between the top of Norway and the North Pole. It is bordered by Greenland (Denmark) in the west and Franz Josef Land (Russia) in the east.
