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Svalbard

Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean

Placearchipelago integral overseas territory first-level administrative divisionQ25231

Also known as Svaldbard · Spitsburgen · Svalbard Archipelago · Svaalbard · Svalbard Islands · Sval'bard

Country: Norway
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1.Stated in archINFORMRetrieved 2018-08-06
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Located in: Norway
Area: 61,022 km²
Elevation: 1,713 m
Population: 2,668
Located in/on physical feature: Arctic Ocean

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Svalbard, formerly Spitsbergen or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago that lies at the convergence of the Arctic Ocean with the Atlantic Ocean. North of mainland Europe, it lies about midway between the northern coast of Norway and the North Pole. The islands of the group range from 74° to 81° north latitude, and from 10° to 35° east longitude. The largest island is Spitsbergen, followed in size by Nordaustlandet, Edgeøya, and Barentsøya. Bjørnøya or Bear Island is the most southerly island in the territory, situated some 147 km south of Spitsbergen. Other small islands in the group include Hopen to the southeast of Edgeøya, Kongsøya and Svenskøya in the east, and Kvitøya to the northeast. The largest settlement is Longyearbyen, situated in Isfjorden on the west coast of Spitsbergen.

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Capital: Longyearbyen
Geography of topic: geography of Svalbard
Time zone: Central European Time
Currency: Norwegian krone
Highest point: Newtontoppen
Located in or next to body of water: Norwegian Sea
Perimeter: 3,587 km
Official language: Norwegian
Demonym: svalbardianer
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1.sprakradet.no/sprakhjelp/Skriverad/navn-pa-steder-og-personer/Innbyggjarnamn/Retrieved 2018-03-10
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svalbardianar
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1.sprakradet.no/sprakhjelp/Skriverad/navn-pa-steder-og-personer/Innbyggjarnamn/Retrieved 2018-03-10
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Wikimedia outline: outline of Svalbard
Geoshape: Data:Svalbard.map
Members / parts: Hopen
Edgeøya
Spitsbergen
Nordaustlandet
World Heritage criteria: (v)
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Heritage designation: Tentative World Heritage Site(since 2007)
Office held by the head of government: Governor of Svalbard
Government: parliamentary system
Continent: Europe
Economy of topic: economy of Svalbard
Related category: Category:Svalbard-related lists category contains: Wikimedia list article
Ethnic group: Norwegians
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1.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/svalbard/
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Language used: Norwegian
Head of government: Lars Fause(since 2021) replaces: Kjerstin Askholt · reason for preferred rank: most recent value
Odd Olsen Ingerø(2009–2015)
Kjerstin Askholt(2015–2021) replaced by: Lars Fause
Website: sysselmesteren.no language: Norwegian

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