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. See Svalbard
   another name for Svalbard

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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