Spitsbergen

[ spits-bur-guh n ]

/ ˈspɪtsˌbɜr gən /

a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean, N of and belonging to Norway. 24,293 sq. mi. (62,920 sq. km).

Norwegian Svalbard.

Example sentences from the Web for spitsbergen

The same lesson was taught me by the Spitsbergen mountains, amongst which I spent two long summer seasons.

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

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 |Various
In 1878 we were compelled to winter on the north-western coast of Spitsbergen.

Nightmare Tales |H. P. Blavatsky
Yet in Spitsbergen this only happens in a relatively small area, within Kings Bay.

The Alps |Martin Conway

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

The Alps |Martin Conway

Spitsbergen

/ (ˈspɪtsˌbɜːɡən) /

another name for Svalbard