Fun fact 3 about Svalbard (Spitsbergen)
island
The first recorded landing on Svalbard was in 1604 by an English ship at Bjørnøya.
Svalbard (Spitsbergen)
Norway
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Svalbard (Spitsbergen)
Norway
Area
37,673 km²
Location
Norway
Svalbard, formerly Spitsbergen or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago that lies at the convergence of the Arctic Ocean with the Atlantic Ocean. North of mainland Europe, it lies about midway between the northern coast of Norway and the North Pole.
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