Svalbard
Svalbard is a group of islands located between the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, and the Norwegian Sea. The area is sometimes referred to as Spitsbergen, the main island with all the settlements.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Longyearbyen and Bear Island.
Longyearbyen
Longyearbyen, is the largest populated area, and capital of the Norwegian region of Svalbard.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Ny-Ålesund and Pyramiden.
Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
Sør-Spitsbergen National Park is Norway's largest national park with an area of 8,504 km2.
Indre Wijdefjorden National Park
Indre Wijdefjorden National Park is a national park…
NASA, Public domain.Svalbard
- Region with about 2,640 residents
- …has Longyearbyen as its capital
- …uses the Krone (NOK)
- …has the phone code 47
- …uses the internet domain .sj
- …covers 62,049 km² (23,957 miles²)
- Description: Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean
- Also known as“Spitsburgen”“Spitzbergen”“Spitzbergen Archipelago”“Spitzburgen”“Svaalbard”“Svalbard and Jan Mayen”“Svalbard Archipelago”“Svalbard Island”“Svalbard Islands”“Svaldbard”“挪威屬斯瓦巴及尖棉”“斯瓦尔巴岛和扬马延岛”
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Latitude of center
78.84° or 78° 50′ 24″ north
Longitude of center
17.84° or 17° 50′ 24″ east
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In Other Languages
From Achinese to Zulu—“Svalbard” goes by many names.
SvalbardAchinese
SpitsbergenAfrikaans
Spitsbergen en Jan MayenAfrikaans
SvalbardAfrikaans
SvalbardAlbanian
Svalbard e Jan-MajenAlbanian
ስቫልባርAmharic
ስቫልባርድ እና ጃን ማየንAmharic
स्वालबार्डAngika
سفالباردArabic
سفالبارد وجان مايانArabic
سفالبارد وجان ماينArabic
سڤالباردArabic
SvalbardAragonese
ՇպիցբերգենArmenian
Սվալբարդ և Յան ՄայենArmenian
SvalbârdArpitan
চাভালবাৰ্ড আৰু জন মেয়নAssamese
SvalbardAsturian
ŞpisbergenAzerbaijani
ŞpitsbergenAzerbaijani
SvalbardAzerbaijani
Svalbard və Yan-MayenAzerbaijani
Kapuloan SvalbardBalinese
SvalbardBasque
Svalbard eta Jan Mayen uharteakBasque
Востраў ШпіцбергенBelarusian
СвальбардBelarusian
ШпіцбергенBelarusian
Шпіцберген і Ян-МаенBelarusian
ШпіцбэргенBelarusian
স্বালবার্ড ও জান মেয়েনBengali
স্ভালবার্দBengali
স্ভালবার্ডBishnupriya
SvalbardBosnian
Svalbard i Jan MajenBosnian
SvalbardBreton
Svalbard ha Jan MayenBreton
СвалбардBulgarian
Свалбард и Ян МайенBulgarian
ШпицбергенBulgarian
စဗိုလ်ဘတ်နှင့်ဂျန်မေရန်Burmese
Illes SvalbardCatalan
SvalbardCatalan
Svalbard i Jan MayenCatalan
SvalbardCebuano
Svalbard (dapit sa Svalbard and Jan Mayen)Cebuano
SvalbardCentral Bikol
سڤالباردCentral Kurdish
ШпицбергенChechen
Шпицберген а, Ян-Майен аChechen
冷岸群島Chinese
司瓦爾巴特群島Chinese
斯匹次卑尔根群岛Chinese
斯匹茨卑爾根Chinese
斯匹茲卑爾根群島Chinese
斯尔瓦巴Chinese
斯瓦尔巴Chinese
斯瓦尔巴和扬马延Chinese
斯瓦尔巴德群岛Chinese
斯瓦尔巴特和扬马延Chinese
斯瓦尔巴特群岛Chinese
斯瓦巴Chinese
斯瓦爾巴Chinese
斯瓦爾巴群島Chinese
ШпицбергенChuvash
SvalbardCornish
SvalbardCroatian
Svalbard i Jan MayenCroatian
ŠpicberkyCzech
Špicberky a Jan MayenCzech
SvalbardCzech
SvalbardDanish
Svalbard og Jan MayenDanish
SvalbardDimli (individual language)
SpitsbergenDutch
Spitsbergen ArchipelDutch
Spitsbergen en Jan MayenDutch
SpitzbergenDutch
SvalbardDutch
སྭཱལ་བྷརྡ་ ཨེནཌ་ ཇཱན་མ་ཡེནDzongkha
سفالباردEgyptian Arabic
سڤالباردEgyptian Arabic
Шпицберген МасторErzya
SpicbergojEsperanto
SpitsbergenEsperanto
SvalbardEsperanto
SvalbardoEsperanto
Svalbardo kaj Jan-Majen-insuloEsperanto
SvalbardEstonian
Svalbard ja Jan MayenEstonian
TeravmäedEstonian
Teravmägede saaredEstonian
Teravmägede saarestikEstonian
Svalbard kple Yan Mayen nutomeEwe
SvalbarðFaroese
Svalbard & Jan MayenFaroese
HuippuvuoretFinnish
ŠpitsbergenFinnish
SvalbardFinnish
Svalbard ja Jan MayenFinnish
Illas SvalbardGalician
SpitzbergenGalician
SvalbardGalician
Svalbard e Jan MayenGalician
სვალბარდიGeorgian
სვალბარდის არქიპელაგიGeorgian
სვალბორდიGeorgian
შპიცბერგენიGeorgian
შპიცბერგენი და იან-მაიენიGeorgian
შპიცბერგენის არქიპელაგიGeorgian
Αρχιπέλαγος ΣβάλμπαρντGreek
Νήσοι Σβάλμπαρντ και Γιαν ΜάγενGreek
ΣβάλμπαρντGreek
Σβάλμπαρντ και Γιαν ΜαγιένGreek
ΣφάλμπαρντGreek
સ્વાલબર્ડ અને જેન મેયનGujarati
સ્વાલબાર્ડGujarati
SvalbardHaitian
Svalbard da Jan MayenHausa
סבאלבארדHebrew
סבאלברדHebrew
סבאלברד ויאן מאייןHebrew
סבלברדHebrew
סוולבארדHebrew
סוולבארד וז׳אן מאייןHebrew
שפיצברגןHebrew
स्वालबार्डHindi
स्वालबार्ड और जान मायेनHindi
SpitzbergákHungarian
Spitzbergák és Jan Mayen-szigetekHungarian
SvalbardHungarian
Svalbard és Jan MayenHungarian
Svalbard-szigetekHungarian
SvalbarðiIcelandic
Svalbarði og Jan MayenIcelandic
SvalbardIdo
Svalbard & Jan MayenIgbo
SvalbardIloko
ČokkeväärihInari Sami
Kepulauan SvalbardIndonesian
Kepulauan Svalbard dan Jan MayenIndonesian
SvalbardIndonesian
Svalbard e Jan MayenInterlingua
SvalbardInterlingue
Oileánra SvalbardIrish
Svalbard agus Jan MayenIrish
Isole SvalbardItalian
SvalbardItalian
Svalbard e Jan MayenItalian
スヴァーヴァル諸島Japanese
スヴァールバルJapanese
スヴァールバル諸島Japanese
スバールバル諸島Japanese
スバールバル諸島・ヤンマイエン島Japanese
スピッツベルゲン諸島Japanese
SvalbardJavanese
Svalbard lan Jan MayenJavanese
SvalbardKalaallisut
Svalbard aamma Jan MayenKalaallisut
SvalbardiKalaallisut
СвалбардKalmyk
Шпицбергенин АрлKalmyk
Шпицбергенин АрлсKalmyk
ಸ್ವಾಲ್ಬಾರ್ಡ್Kannada
ಸ್ವಾಲ್ಬಾರ್ಡ್ ಮತ್ತು ಜಾನ್ ಮಾಯೆನ್Kannada
سَوالبریڑ تہٕ جان ماییڑKashmiri
СвалбардKazakh
СуалбардKazakh
ШпицбергенKazakh
Шпицберген және Ян-МайенKazakh
ស្វាលបាដ និង ហ្សង់ម៉ាយេនKhmer
ШпицбергенKirghiz
Шпицберген жана Ян-МайенKirghiz
ШпицбергенKomi
스발바르Korean
스발바르 제도Korean
스발바르제도-얀마웬섬Korean
스피츠베르겐 제도Korean
스피트스베르겐 제도Korean
ສະວາບາ ແລະ ແຢນ ມາເຢນLao
SvalbardLatin
SvalbardumLatin
SJMLatvian
ŠpicbergenaLatvian
SvalbāraLatvian
Svalbāra un Jana Majena salaLatvian
Isoe SvalbardLigurian
SjpitsbergeLimburgan
SpitsbergeLimburgan
SvalbardLimburgan
Svalbard mpé Jan MayenLingala
司瓦爾巴特Literary Chinese
司瓦爾巴特群島Literary Chinese
SvalbardasLithuanian
Svalbardas ir Janas MajenasLithuanian
Svalbardo ir Jan Majen salosLithuanian
SvalbardLivvi
SpitsbargenLow German
SpitzbargenLow German
SpitzbergenLow German
SvalbardLower Sorbian
SpitzbergenLuxembourgish
Svalbard a Jan MayenLuxembourgish
СвалбардMacedonian
Свалбард и Јан МајенMacedonian
ШпицбергенMacedonian
Шпицбершки ОстровиMacedonian
SvalbardMalay
Svalbard dan Jan MayenMalay
സ്വാൽബാഡും ജാൻ മായേനുംMalayalam
സ്വാൽബാർഡ്Malayalam
Svalbard u Jan MayenMaltese
SvalbardManx
स्वालबर्ड आणि जान मायेनMarathi
स्वालबार्डMarathi
سوالباردMazanderani
SvalbardMin Nan Chinese
Свалбард ба Ян МайенMongolian
सभाल्बार्ड र जान मायेनNepali
SvalbardNorthern Frisian
SvalbardNorthern Sami
SvalbárdaNorthern Sami
Svalbárda ja Jan MayenNorthern Sami
SvalbardNorwegian
Svalbard og Jan MayenNorwegian
SvalbardNorwegian Bokmål
Svalbard og Jan MayenNorwegian Bokmål
SvalbardNorwegian Nynorsk
Svalbard og Jan MayenNorwegian Nynorsk
SvalbardOccitan (post 1500)
ScearpbeorgasOld English (ca. 450-1100)
ସାଲବାର୍ଡ ଏବଂ ଜାନ୍ ମାୟେନ୍Oriya
СвальбардOssetian
ШпицбергенOssetian
ਸਵਾਲਬਰਡ ਅਤੇ ਜਾਨ ਮਾਯੇਨPanjabi
SvalbardPapiamento
اسوالباردPersian
جزایر سفالبارPersian
سفالبارPersian
سوالباردPersian
سوالبارد و یان ماینPersian
Ìsole SvalbardPiemontese
SwaalbardPitcairn-Norfolk
Swaalbard AilensPitcairn-Norfolk
NorwegiaPolish
SvalbardPolish
Svalbard i Jan MayenPolish
سوالباﺭدPushto
سوالبارد او جان ميينPushto
سوالبردPushto
Svalbard y Jan MayenQuechua
Insula SvalbardRomanian
Insulele SvalbardRomanian
SvalbardRomanian
Svalbard și Jan MayenRomanian
SvalbardRomansh
Svalbard e Jan MayenRomansh
ГрумантRussian
СвалбардRussian
СвальбардRussian
СпитсбергенRussian
ШпицбергенRussian
Шпицберген и Ян-МайенRussian
SvalbardsSamogitian
SvalbardScots
SvalbardScottish Gaelic
Svalbard is Jan MayenScottish Gaelic
СвалбардSerbian
Свалбард и Јан МајенSerbian
Шпицбершка острваSerbian
Špicberška ostrvaSerbo-Croatian
SvalbardSerbo-Croatian
သဝႃးလ်ပၢတ်ႇShan
SvalbardSicilian
سوالبارڊ ۽ جان ماینSindhi
ස්වාල්බාඩ්Sinhala
ස්වෙල්බර්ඩ් සහ ජේන් මයේන්Sinhala
ŠpicbergySlovak
SvalbardSlovak
Svalbard a Jan MayenSlovak
Koničaste goreSlovenian
Priostrene goreSlovenian
ŠpicbergiSlovenian
SpitsbergenSlovenian
SpitsbergiSlovenian
SpitzbergenSlovenian
SpitzbergiSlovenian
SvalbardSlovenian
Svalbard in Jan MayenSlovenian
Svalbarði fundinnSlovenian
Jasiiradda Sfaldbaad & Jaan MayenSomali
SvalbardSomali
SvalbardSundanese
SvalbardSwahili
Svalbard na Jan MayenSwahili
SvalbardSwedish
Svalbard och Jan MayenSwedish
SvalbardTagalog
Шпитсберген ва Ян МайенTajik
சுவால்பார்டுTamil
ஸ்வல்பர்ட்Tamil
ஸ்வல்பார்டு & ஜான் மேயன்Tamil
ШпицбергенTatar
Шпицберген һәм Ян-МайенTatar
స్వాల్బార్డ్Telugu
స్వాల్బార్డ్ మరియు జాన్ మాయెన్Telugu
สฟาลบาร์Thai
สฟาลบาร์ดThai
สฟาลบาร์และยานไมเอนThai
สวาลบาร์Thai
สวาลบาร์ดThai
หมู่เกาะสฟาลบาร์Thai
หมู่เกาะสฟาลบาร์ดThai
ስቫልባርድን ጃን ማየንንTigrinya
Sivolopāti mo Sani MaieniTonga (Tonga Islands)
SvalbardTurkish
Svalbard ve Jan MayenTurkish
Şpisbergen we Ýan-MaýenTurkmen
ШпицбергенUdmurt
سىۋالبارد ۋە يان مايېنUighur
СвальбарUkrainian
СвальбардUkrainian
ШпіцбергенUkrainian
ШпіцберґенUkrainian
Шпіцберген та Ян-МаєнUkrainian
SpitzbergenUpper Sorbian
SvalbardUpper Sorbian
SvalbardUrdu
سوالباردUrdu
سوالبرڈ اور جان ماینUrdu
ShpitsbergenUzbek
Shpitsbergen va Yan-MayenUzbek
SvalbardVenetian
Quần đảo SvalbardVietnamese
SvalbardVietnamese
Svalbard và Jan MayenVietnamese
SpitsbergnVlaams
EsvalbardWaray (Philippines)
SvalbardWaray (Philippines)
SvalbardWelsh
Svalbard a Jan MayenWelsh
SpitsbergenWestern Frisian
Spitsbergen en Jan MayenWestern Frisian
سوالباردWestern Panjabi
Swalbaar ak Jan MayenWolof
斯瓦尔巴群岛Wu Chinese
斯瓦尔白勒特群岛Wu Chinese
SvalbardYoruba
Svalbard & Jan MayenYoruba
冷岸群島Yue Chinese
斯瓦爾巴群島Yue Chinese
Spitsberg’nZeeuws
SpitsbergenZeeuws
Spitsberh’nZeeuws
SpitsberhenZeeuws
SvalbardZeeuws
I-Svalbard ne-Jan MayenZulu
ma Suwala
“A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.”
