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Svalbard Travel Guide

Geography of Svalbard

Location

Northern Europe, islands between the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea, north of Norway.

Geographic Coordinates

78 00 N, 20 00 E

Geographical Area

Land

61,020 Sq Km.

Water

Unknown

Land Boundary

Unknown

Border Countries

Length of Coastline

3,587 Km.

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.

Elevation Extremes

Lowest Point

Arctic Ocean 0m

Highest Point

Newtontoppen 1717m

Natural Resources

Coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, phosphate, wildlife, fish.

Land Use

Arable Land

0%

Permanent Crops

0%

Other

100%

Irrigated Land

Unknown

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.

Environmental Issues

None

Geography of Svalbard
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Things to do in Svalbard

Travel Information for Svalbard

Background Information for Svalbard

Why Travel to Svalbard?

  • See Polar Bears in the wild, in lands where the bear population outnumbers humans.
  • Enjoy an expedition cruise along Svalbard’s dramatic coastline, experiencing fjords, islands and glaciers along the way.
  • Discover Svalbard in winter, where the sun will not rise for months on end, then join the celebrations of the first dawn of the year.
  • Snowmobile and ski over the frozen Arctic wastes for and see a land filled rich in Heritage.
  • Visit Svalbard’s capital, Longyearbyen, the world’s most northerly Post Office at Ny Alesund and the extreme Russian mining outpost of Barentsburg.