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The capital is Longyearbyen of this country of 2,701 people. Languages in use Norwegian, Russian. It's climate is arctic, tempered by warm North Atlantic Current; cool summers, cold winters; North Atlantic Current flows along west and north coasts of Spitsbergen, keeping water open and navigable most of the year. The currency is the Norwegian krone and the country has an area of 62,049 km2.


The Svalbard Pages
Information and links related to the arctic archipelago Svalbard.
www.svalbard.com

CIA - The World Factbook: Svalbard
Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy,..
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sv.html

Svalbard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
At one time, the Russian (or Soviet) population of Svalbard considerably exceeded..
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard

Svalbard Images
Site of maps, pictures and webcams of Spitsbergen and Svalbard Archipelago.
www.svalbard-images.com

Svalbard, the Arctic pearl
Tourist information for the arctic archipelago Svalbard and Spitsbergen.
www.svalbard.net

The University Courses on Svalbard (UNIS)
News and information about UNIS.
www.unis.no

Sysselmannen på Svalbard
Den norske regjeringens øverste representant på Svalbard.
www.sysselmannen.svalbard.no

Svalbard, Norway Forecast : Weather Underground
Svalbard Condos and Vacations .
www.wunderground.com/global/stations/01008.html

Recent Images
Live camera - Adventdalen, Svalbard, Norway.
haldde.unis.no/viewlab.htm

Spitsbergen Travel AS
Reisebyrå som arrangerer opplevelsesturer, kurs og konferanser.
www.spitsbergentravel.no

Svalbard Polar Travel
Tour operator.
www.svalbard-polar.com

Svalbard travel guide - Wikitravel
All settlements in Svalbard are located on the main island of Spitsbergen (or Vest-Spitsbergen).
wikitravel.org/en/Svalbard

HRW WORLD ATLAS - Svalbard
Skip Navigation Links.
go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/svalbard.htm

Geology of Svalbard, Norway
List of references on Tertiary tectonism on Svalbard.
maps.unomaha.edu/maher/svalbard

Atlas: Svalbard
Facts on Svalbard: flags, maps, geography, history, statistics, disasters current..
www.infoplease.com/atlas/country/svalbard.html

Research in Svalbard
Research in Svalbard is a yearly information bulletin based on contributions from..
ris.npolar.no

The Svalbard Pages Links
The Svalbard Pages links are a collection of links to resources in the Arctic, mainly..
links.svalbard.com

EISCAT Scientific Association: EISCAT Svalbard Radar
In November 1992, it was decided to build a Radar on Svalbard, and 1994 the EISCAT..
www.eiscat.com/ESR

QEPRG: Svalbard
Photos of Svalbard's landscape, lakes, and flora, with links to reports on ecological..
www.uib.no/bot/qeprg/svalbard.htm

Welcome to Svalbard - REU
in polar science research projects in Svalbard, Norway.
www.mtholyoke.edu/proj/svalbard

Flag of Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
Provides a flag for these 2 countries, among with useful information about them.
www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/sj.html

Spitsbergen Marathon
Located in Longyearbyen.
marathon.svalbard.com

Odin - Svalbard -- "The land of the cold coasts"
Under the terms of the Treaty of Svalbard, of 1920, Norway was awarded sovereignty..
odin.dep.no/odin/engelsk/norway/history/032005-990455/index-dok000-b-n-a.html

Geography and Map of Svalbard
Geography and maps of Svalbard.
geography.about.com/library/cia/blcsvalbard.htm

IANA | .sj - Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
Root-Zone Whois Information .
www.iana.org/root-whois/sj.htm

The Svalbard Project
Documents Svalbard, its nature, wildlife and Arctic environment.
www.svalbardproject.com

Pictures of Svalbard
the island of Spitzbergen in the Svalbard archipelago, July 20-27, 2001.
www.isen.com/arcticpix.html

Svalbard - General Information
Information from the Norwegian Polar Institute about geology, biology, cultural relics..
npiweb.npolar.no/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=polar/d_emneside.html?hPKey=246&hParent=23&hDKey=3

Svalbard Seilforening - Svalbard Sailing Club
NEWS.
seilforening.svalbard.com

Svalbard Travel Guide @ TravelNotes.org
Svalbard Travel Notes -- Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, formerly..
www.travelnotes.org/Europe/svalbard.htm