Spitsbergen covers an area of 37,673 km 2 (14,546 sq mi), making it the largest island in Norway and the 36th largest in the world. The administrative centre is Longyearbyen. Other …

Nov 23, 2025 · Spitsbergen, largest island of the Svalbard archipelago, part of Norway, in the Arctic Ocean. Spitsbergen, with an area of 15,075 square miles (39,044 square km), is …

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Dec 30, 2025 · Spanning 37,673 square kilometers (14,546 square miles), Spitsbergen is Norway’s largest island and the largest in the Svalbard archipelago. Its rugged terrain is …

Jul 11, 2023 · Spitsbergen itself is by far the largest island within the Svalbard archipelago. At 37,673 square kilometres (14,546 square miles), the island is easy to see on the west of the …

Oct 4, 2023 · Some 660 kilometres (410 miles) north of mainland Norway’s northernmost top, the 39,500-square-kilometre (15,251 square miles) Spitsbergen Island is nestled in the sapphire …

Feb 16, 2023 · Spitsbergen is by far the largest island within the Svalbard archipelago. At 14,546 square miles, the island is easy to see on the west of the archipelago. Its southernmost point, …

Located in the Arctic Ocean between Norway and the North Pole, Spitsbergen is the largest and only populated island of the Svalbard archipelago. This remote outpost is a nature lover’s …

Spitsbergen may be your top choice for the ultimate Arctic adventure, too, but where should you visit, and what time of year should you go? In this blog post, I’ll share answers to some of the …

Dec 9, 2014 · Near the west coast of Spits­ber­gen, the land­scape is very alpi­ne with poin­ted moun­ta­ins, which gave Spits­ber­gen its name. Cen­tral, nor­t­hern and eas­tern parts of Sval­bard …