Arctic Region > Svalbard > Geography
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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than West Virginia |
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Area > Land
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61,020 sq km |
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[122nd of 238]
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Area > Total
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61,020 sq km |
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[129th of 250]
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Area > Water
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0 sq km |
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[220th of 239]
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Climate
arctic, tempered by warm North Atlantic Current; cool summers, cold winters; North Atlantic Current flows along west and north coasts of Spitsbergen, keeping water open and navigable most of the year |
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Coastline
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3,587 km |
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[39th of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Newtontoppen 1,717 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Arctic Ocean 0 m |
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Geographic coordinates
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78 00 N, 20 00 E |
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Geography > Note
northernmost part of the Kingdom of Norway; consists of nine main islands; glaciers and snowfields cover 60% of the total area; Spitsbergen Island is the site of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a seed repository established by the Global Crop Diversity Trust and the Norwegian Government |
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Land use > Arable land
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0% |
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[238th of 258]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0% |
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[236th of 258]
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Location
Northern Europe, islands between the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea, north of Norway |
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Map references
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Arctic Region |
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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4 nautical mile |
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[176th of 191]
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Natural hazards
ice floes often block the entrance to Bellsund (a transit point for coal export) on the west coast and occasionally make parts of the northeastern coast inaccessible to maritime traffic |
Natural resources
coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, phosphate, wildlife, fish |
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Population density
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0.04 people per sqkm |
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[231st of 256]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Newtontoppen |
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Terrain
wild, rugged mountains; much of high land ice covered; west coast clear of ice about one-half of the year; fjords along west and north coasts |
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