| LC control no. | n 80002284 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Svalbard (Norway) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Norway--Svalbard |
| Variant(s) | Svalbard Spietsbergenøgruppen (Norway) Svalbard Archipelago (Norway) Spitsbergen (Norway) |
| Associated country | Norway |
| Found in | Holm, G.F. De islandske kursforskrifters avalbarde. Pol. hdbk. of the world, 1982-83: (Svalbard is group name of islands in Arctic Ocean between 10 and 35 degrees East Longitude and 74 and 81 degrees North Latitude; Spitzbergen is most important island; legally incorporated into the Norwegian state) GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (unknown; 78°00ʹ00ʺN 020°00ʹ00ʺE) GeoNames, Mar 19, 2014: (Svalbard; first-order administrative division; 78°00ʹ00ʺN, 020°00ʹ00ʺE; variants: Spitsbergenøgruppen, Svalbard Archipelago) The world factbook, via WWW, August 15, 2015 (Svalbard; conventional long form: none; conventional short form: Svalbard (sometimes referred to as Spitsbergen, the largest island in the archipelago); territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice, through a governor (sysselmann) residing in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen; by treaty (9 February 1920) sovereignty was awarded to Norway; geographic coordinates: 78 00 N, 20 00 E) Wikipedia, August 15, 2015 (Svalbard (formerly known by its Dutch name Spitsbergen) is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean; administratively, the archipelago is not part of any Norwegian county, but rather forms an unincorporated area administered by a state-appointed governor; 78°N 16°E; the islands of the group range from 74° to 81° north latitude, and from 10° to 35° east longitude) |
| Geographic area code | lnsb--- |
| Invalid LCCN | sh 85130932 |
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