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Svalbard
Svalbard
( ; formerly known by its
Dutch
name
Spitsbergen
) is a
Norwegian
archipelago
in the
Arctic Ocean
. Situated north of mainland Europe, it is about midway between continental Norway and the
North Pole
. The islands of the group range from
74°
to
81° north
latitude, and from
10°
to
35° east
longitude. The largest island is
Spitsbergen
, followed by
Nordaustlandet
and
Edgeøya
.
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