Outline of Svalbard - Geography of Svalbard

Geography of Svalbard

  • Svalbard is: an archipelago and area of limited sovereignty of Norway
  • Location:
    • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
      • Europe
        • Northern Europe
    • 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

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