| Svalbard Arkipelet ('Cold Coast') | |
|---|---|
| 76·50-80·80°N : 10-34°E [85·00-89·78°N : 11·00-38·00°E] (*32) | |
| Four main islands and about 150 lesser ones | |
| Area | 62 800 km2, 60% glacierized |
| Highest elevation | 1717 m |
| Possibly sighted | 1194 |
| Discovered | 1596 by a Dutch whaling
voyage (Jacob Heemskerck) |
| First wintering | 1630 |
| Permanent
mining settlement established |
1906 |
| Currently three mining settlements operate, four scientific stations operate | |
| Norwegian territory, Svalbard; under the Spitsbergen Treaty of 1920 | |
| Bjørnøya (Bear Island) | |
|---|---|
| 74·60°N : 19°E [82·89°N : 21·11°E] (*329) One isolated island | |
| Area | 178 km2, Unglacierized |
| Highest elevation | 536 m |
| Possibly sighted | |
| Discovered | 1596 by a Dutch whaling voyage (Jacob Heemskerck) |
| First wintering | 1823-24 |
| Permanent
mining settlement established |
|
| Meteorological station, established 1923, operates | |
| Norwegian territory, Svalbard; under the Spitsbergen Treaty of 1920 | |