Outline of Svalbard
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Overview of and topical guide to Svalbard
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Svalbard:
Svalbard – incorporated territory of the Kingdom of Norway comprising the Svalbard Archipelago in the Arctic Ocean about midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole.[1] The archipelago extends from 74° to 81° North, and from 10° to 35° East. The archipelago is the northernmost part of Norway. Three islands are populated: Spitsbergen, Bear Island and Hopen. The capital and largest settlement is Longyearbyen on Spitsbergen. The Spitsbergen Treaty recognises Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard and the 1925 Svalbard Act makes Svalbard a full part of the Norwegian Kingdom.
General reference
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- Pronunciation: English: /ˈsvɑːlbɑːr/ SVAHL-bar,[2] Urban East Norwegian: [ˈsvɑ̂ːɫbɑr]
- Common English country name: Svalbard
- Official English country name: Svalbard of the Kingdom of Norway
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s):
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Svalbard
- ISO country codes for Svalbard and Jan Mayen: SJ, SJM, 744
- ISO region codes for Svalbard and Jan Mayen: See ISO 3166-2:SJ
- Internet country code top-level domain for Norway: .no
Geography of Svalbard
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- Svalbard is: an archipelago and area of limited sovereignty of Norway
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Arctic Ocean
- Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Svalbard
- High: Newtontoppen 1,717 m (5,633 ft)
- Low: Arctic Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: 3,587 km
- Population of Svalbard:
- Area of Svalbard: 61,022 km2
- Atlas of Svalbard
Environment of Svalbard
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- Climate of Svalbard
- Wildlife of Svalbard
- World Heritage Sites in Svalbard: None
Demography of Svalbard
[edit ]Government and politics of Svalbard
[edit ]- Form of government:
- Capital of Svalbard: Longyearbyen
- Elections in Svalbard
- Political parties in Svalbard
Branches of the government of Svalbard
[edit ]Government of Svalbard
[edit ]Judicial branch of the government of Svalbard
[edit ]Foreign relations of Svalbard
[edit ]International organization membership
[edit ]- none[1]
Law and order in Svalbard
[edit ]- Cannabis in Svalbard
- Constitution of Svalbard
- Crime in Svalbard
- Human rights in Svalbard
- Law enforcement in Svalbard
Military of Svalbard
[edit ]Svalbard is a designated demilitarized zone.
Local government in Svalbard
[edit ]History of Svalbard
[edit ]Culture of Svalbard
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- Cuisine of Svalbard
- Languages of Svalbard
- National symbols of Svalbard
- World Heritage Sites in Svalbard: None
Economy and infrastructure of Svalbard
[edit ]- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007):
- Agriculture in Svalbard
- Banking in Svalbard
- Communications in Svalbard
- Companies of Svalbard
- Currency of Svalbard: Krone
- Energy in Svalbard
- Mining in Svalbard
- Svalbard Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Svalbard
- Transport in Svalbard
Education in Svalbard
[edit ]See also
[edit ]- Index of Svalbard-related articles
- List of international rankings
- Outline of Europe
- Outline of geography
- Outline of Norway
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Svalbard". The World Factbook . United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ "Svalbard – definition of Svalbard in English | Oxford Dictionaries". Oxford Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
External links
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Wikisource has original text related to this article:
- Governor of Svalbard (Sysselmannen) – Official site
- Norwegian Polar Institute: Svalbard.
- Norwegian Polar Institute Place Names of Svalbard Database (searchable database with name origins and map)
- Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police: Report to the Storting (1999–2000) on Svalbard – extensive report on political, administrative, economical and scientific matters relating to Svalbard
- Svalbard Science Forum SSF - Information for and about research in Svalbard
- Polar Marine Geosurvey: [1]
- A Geographical-Historical Outline of Svalbard
- Outline of the Physical Geography and Geology of Svalbard by Ólafur Ingólfsson
- Svalbard travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Svalbard on the CIA World Factbook
- The Svalbard Pages
- Photos from Svalbard
- [2]) List of glaciers with areas]
