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Svalbard and Jan Mayen

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The Svalbard archipelago lies about 700 km north of Norway between 74°N and 81°N and between 10°E and 35°E (Fig. 8.1.1.1 ). It consist of six large islands: Spitsbergen (39,043 sq. km), Nordaustlandet (14,210 sq. km), Edgeøya (5,030 sq. km), Barentsøya (1,330 sq. km), Prins Karls Forland (640 sq. km) and Kong Karls Land (326 sq. km) – and a great number of smaller islands. It also includes Bjørnøya (Bear Island) (178 sq. km), 440 km north of the mainland of Norway and 250 km south of Svalbard. The Svalbard Treaty (1925) gave custody of these islands to Norway.

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The Svalbard archipelago with names of the larger islands and places mentioned in the text and a geological map.

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  1. University of Oslo,  , Norway

    Tormod Klemsdal

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    Eric C. F. Bird M.Sc. (Lond. and Melb.) Ph.D. (ANU) (Principal Fellow in Geomorphology and Director, Geostudies) (Principal Fellow in Geomorphology and Director, Geostudies)

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    Eric C. F. Bird M.Sc. (Lond. and Melb.) Ph.D. (ANU) (Principal Fellow in Geomorphology and Director, Geostudies) (Principal Fellow in Geomorphology and Director, Geostudies)

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Klemsdal, T. (2010). Svalbard and Jan Mayen. In: Bird, E.C.F. (eds) Encyclopedia of the World's Coastal Landforms. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8639-7_99

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