Svalbard

Svalbard is a group of islands located between the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, and the Norwegian Sea. The islands are directly North of Norway. Svalbard is the northernmost tip of Europe and, a few military bases aside, its settlements are the northernmost permanently inhabited spots on the planet.

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Longyearbyen
Longyearbyen
Longyearbyen, is the largest populated area and the capital of the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago. Longyearbyen Travel Guide »
Barentsburg
Barentsburg
Barentsburg is the only remaining Russian settlement in Svalbard. Barentsburg Travel Guide »
Ny-Ålesund
Ny-Ålesund
Ny-Ålesund is a tiny settlement on the west coast of the island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. Ny-Ålesund Travel Guide »
Sveagruva
Sveagruva is a coal mining settlement in on the south coast of the main island of Spitsbergen on Svalbard, with a population of about 200. Sveagruva Travel Guide »
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Svalbard Travel Guide is based on Svalbard by Globe-trotter, Bill Ellett, Claus Hansen, Ikan Kekek, ViMy, Inas, Chemical carlos, iGuide and others. Svalbard Travel Guide is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.