Spitsbergen
noun
a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean, N of and belonging to Norway. 24,293 sq. mi. (62,920 sq. km).
Spitzbergen
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a variation of
Spitsbergen.
Example Sentences
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And then another 500,000 for a residency at the Spitzbergen climate-monitoring station.
From Nature ● Jan. 1, 2019
For 25 miles, they taxied over the open sea to the coast of Northeast Land, Spitzbergen.
From Time Magazine Archive
This was before either Byrd or Amundsen reached the Pole from Spitzbergen.
From Time Magazine Archive
These six, in two planes, hopped off from Spitzbergen, headed for the North Pole, 680 beeline miles away.
From Time Magazine Archive
We found ourselves upon the Tallard Bank, 30 miles north of our port, having been rapidly carried northwards by the Spitzbergen current.
From In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions by Francis Leopold McClintock
