Search results
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.
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.
People also ask
Who discovered the polar archipelago of Svalbard?
Is Svalbard a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
Was Svalbard affected by the German invasion of Norway?
Did the Portuguese discover Svalbard first?
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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.
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.
Jan 14, 2022 · by Kim Martins. published on 14 January 2022. Available in other languages: French, Spanish. 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.
