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

I’ve gone to the islands of Spitsbergen, which is north of Norway, where there’s very high latitude water springs coming through permafrost, which is very interesting—how you get liquid water at those cold temperatures.

From Nautilus

On this occasion he had two ships, and on the outward journey sighted Bear Island and Spitsbergen, where the ships separated.

From Project Gutenberg

Whatever happened, we should have been at Spitsbergen, and I was in no humor to yield to anything but the most absolute proof.

From Project Gutenberg

In the Faroe Islands it has occurred as a passing visitor and has also been recorded from Spitsbergen.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1878 we were compelled to winter on the north-western coast of Spitsbergen.

From Project Gutenberg

I have described examples of it in Spitsbergen and the Andes which need not be quoted here.

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