Svalbard

Proper noun

Meaning

Svalbard

A group of islands northeast of Greenland; a territory of Norway.

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Examples

A number of guide companies offer much longer dogsledding treks that go across the islands of Svalbard and into the multi-year ice north of the island in the spring. Source: Internet

Between 1615 and 1820, the waters between Jan Mayen, Svalbard, Bear Island, and Greenland, between the Norwegian, Greenland, and Barents Seas, were the most productive whaling area in the world. Source: Internet

Although administered separately, Svalbard and Jan Mayen are collectively assigned the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code "SJ". Source: Internet

Because of this, it is nearly impossible to live on Svalbard without working for an established institution. Source: Internet

During the peaks of whaling, some 300 ships with 12,000 crew members were yearly visiting Svalbard. Source: Internet

Everybody can live and work in Svalbard indefinitely regardless of citizenship. Source: Internet

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