Spitsbergen
or Spitz·ber·gen
a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean, N of and belonging to Norway. 24,293 sq. mi. (62,920 sq. km).
- Norwegian Svalbard.
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How to use Spitsbergen in a sentence
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.
NASA Is on the Cusp of a New Era - Issue 108: Change | Brian Gallagher | December 8, 2021 | NautilusOn this occasion he had two ships, and on the outward journey sighted Bear Island and Spitsbergen, where the ships separated.
Whatever happened, we should have been at Spitsbergen, and I was in no humor to yield to anything but the most absolute proof.
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth | Jules VerneIn the Faroe Islands it has occurred as a passing visitor and has also been recorded from Spitsbergen.
Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2) | Arthur Cleveland BentIn 1878 we were compelled to winter on the north-western coast of Spitsbergen.
Nightmare Tales | H. P. Blavatsky
I have described examples of it in Spitsbergen and the Andes which need not be quoted here.
The Alps | Martin Conway
British Dictionary definitions for Spitsbergen
/ (ˈspɪtsˌbɜːɡən) /
another name for Svalbard
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