Spitsbergen

or Spitz·ber·gen

[ spits-bur-guhn ]

noun

1. a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean, N of and belonging to Norway. 24,293 sq. mi. (62,920 sq. km).

Spitsbergen

/ ˈspɪtsˌbɜːɡən /

noun

1. another name for Svalbard

Example Sentences

"This picture was taken in Spitsbergen during a very cold winter. The white grouse is coming towards me and looks like a snowball with eyes."

From BBC

"Only now we will have to start looking in even older rocks, which is exactly what we will be doing on our next fossil-hunting trip to Spitsbergen this summer."

From Reuters

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, on Spitsbergen island halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole, is only opened a few times a year to limit its seed banks' exposure to the outside world.

From Reuters

A polar bear has killed a man in Norway's Arctic Spitsbergen island, local officials say.

From BBC

The cruise line said it suspended the ship and two others - the MS Fridtjof Nansen and the MS Spitsbergen - from operating for an indefinite period.

From Washington Times