largest island of the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norway From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spitsbergen (which is also spelled Spitzbergen) is the largest island of the archipelago Svalbard. It was called West Spitsbergen until 1965. The name East Spitsbergen was proposed for the third-largest island of the group, Edgeøya.
Geography | |
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Location | Arctic Ocean |
Coordinates | 78°45′N 16°00′E |
Archipelago | Svalbard |
Area | 37,673 km2 (14,546 sq mi) |
Area rank | 36th |
Highest elevation | 1,717 m (5633 ft)[1] |
Highest point | Newtontoppen |
Administration | |
Norway | |
Largest settlement | Longyearbyen |
Demographics | |
Population | 2,642 (2012) |
Today, it is the only island on Svalvard which is settled permanently. The island has a size of about 380 kilometres (240 mi) by 220 kilometres (140 mi)
There are only few active settlements on Spitsbergen, among them
There are several abandoned ones:
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