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Definition of svalbard in English English dictionary: A group of islands north east of Greenland; a territory of Norway. Official name: Svalbard; {i} Norwegian group of islands in the Arctic Ocean; Archipelago, Norway. Located in the Arctic Ocean, north of the Arctic Circle, Svalbard consists of nine main islands, including the Spitsbergen group. The islands are mountainous, with glaciers and snowfields covering nearly 60% of the area. The islands were first visited in modern times by the Dutch in 1596. In the early 20th century many countries, including the U.S., debated ownership of mineral rights there. Officially a Norwegian possession since 1925, the islands have been the site of many scientific polar expeditions (beginning in 1773). The population changes seasonally but numbers about 3,000; there are no indigenous inhabitants. Longyearbyen is the administrative centre; a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands: Two distinct dependencies of Norway. Official name: Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands

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