The Traité concernant le Spitsberg of February1920 placed the arctic islands of Spitsbergen as an overseas part of Kingdom of Norway (article I). However, as part of the compromise with the signatories, not all Norwegian law applies. All signatories were given equal rights to run businesses (with a view to coal mining) on the islands. Currently (2004) Norway and Russia are utilising this right. The treaty also stated that these strategically-placed islands were not to be militarised. February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Map of Svalbard, showing Spitsbergen in the North Spitsbergen (or Spitzbergen in German; formerly known as West Spitsbergen or Vestspitsbergen) is the largest island in the Svalbard archipelago, which is situated in the Arctic Ocean and administered by Norway. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The original signatories include Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom (including overseas dominions) and the United States. The Soviet Union signed in 1924 and Germany in 1925. There are now over 40 signatories. A Dominion is a wholly self-governing or virtually self-governing state of the British Empire or British Commonwealth, particularly one which reached that stage of constitutional development in the late 19th and early 20th centuries such as Canada and New Zealand. ...
Norway took over governorship in 1925 and immediately enacted a series of environmental protection measures.
Vikings and/or Russians may have discovered Svalbard as early as the 12th century. ... For the Antarctic Treaty from the Gundam anime, see Antarctic Treaty (Gundam) The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System or ATS, regulate the international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earths only uninhabited continent. ...
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Traité concernant le Spitsberg (the full version of The Svalbard Treaty)
It consists of a group of islands ranging from 74° to 81° North, and 10° to 34° East; it is the northernmost possession of the Kingdom of Norway.
By the terms of the SvalbardTreaty of February 9, 1920, international diplomacy recognized Norwegian sovereignty and designated the area as demilitarized.
Svalbard consists of a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean; ranging from 74° to 81° North, and 10° to 34° East, it forms the northernmost part of Norway and the northernmost lands of Europe.
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