Spitsbergen in the Arctic Ocean

5 September 2013 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Longyearbyen colourful homes - Svalbard Global Seed Vault © Peter Vermeij

Longyearbyen colourful homes – Svalbard Global Seed Vault © Peter Vermeij

Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, constituting the northernmost part of Norway. Located north of mainland Europe, it is about midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. Spitsbergen is the largest island, followed by Nordaustlandet and Edgeøya. The administrative center is Longyearbyen, and other settlements, in addition to research outposts, are the Russian mining community of Barentsburg, the research community of Ny-Ålesund and the mining outpost of Sveagruva. The archipelago is administrated by the Governor of Svalbard.   read more…

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