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Spitsbergen

or Spitz·ber·gen

[ spits-bur-guhn ]
/ ˈspɪtsˌbɜr gən /
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noun
a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean, N of and belonging to Norway. 24,293 sq. mi. (62,920 sq. km).
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Spitsbergen
/ (ˈspɪtsˌbɜːɡən) /

noun
another name for Svalbard
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