Svalbard

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Svalbard (which means 'cold coasts' in Norwegian) is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. There are more than 400 islands which are situated north of the Polar Circle ranging from 74° to 81 north latitude, and from 10° to 35° east longitude. The largest island is Spitsbergen, followed by Nordaustlandet and Edgeøya.

The land area of the islands is about ​​62'050 km². The largest islands are Spitsbergen, Nordaustlandet, Barentsøya, Edgeøya and Prins Karls Forland. More than 60% of the land area is covered by glaciers.The Austfonna glacier is not only the largest glacier on Svalbard, but in whole Europe. The highest mountain is the Newtopoppen with a height of 1'713 meters, followed by the Perriertoppen with 1'712 meters and the Ceresfjellet with 1'675 meters. The coasts of the islands are heavily riddled with fjords.

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