The followingoutline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Svalbard:
Svalbard –incorporated territory of theKingdom of Norway comprising theSvalbard Archipelago in theArctic Ocean about midway between mainlandNorway and theNorth Pole.[1] The archipelago extends from 74° to 81° North, and from 10° to 35° East. The archipelago is the northernmost part of Norway. Three islands are populated:Spitsbergen,Bear Island andHopen. The capital and largest settlement isLongyearbyen onSpitsbergen. TheSpitsbergen Treaty recognises Norwegiansovereignty over Svalbard and the 1925 Svalbard Act makes Svalbard a full part of the Norwegian Kingdom.
Svalbard is a designated demilitarized zone.
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