Geography of Svalbard

Svalbard

Geography
Location	Arctic Ocean
Coordinates	78°00′N 20°00′E / 78.000°N 20.000°E / 78.000; 20.000
Major islands	Spitsbergen, Nordaustlandet, Edgeøya
Area	64,029 km2 (24,722 sq mi)
Coastline	3,587 km (2228.9 mi)
Highest elevation	1,713 m (5620 ft)
Highest point	Newtontoppen
Administration
Norway
Largest settlement	Longyearbyen (pop. 2060)
Demographics
Population	2600 (2007)
Pop. density	0.04/km2 (0.1/sq mi)

Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean roughly centered on 78° north latitude and 20° east longitude. It constitutes the northernmost territory of the Kingdom of Norway. The three main islands in the group consist of Spitsbergen (the largest island), Nordaustlandet and Edgeøya. There are also a number of smaller islands, such as Barents Island (Barentsøya) (1,288 km² (497 sq mi)), Kvitøya (682 km² (263 sq mi)), Prins Karls Forland (English: Prince Charles Foreland) (615 km² (237 sq mi)), Kongsøya (191 km² (74 sq mi)), Bear Island (178 km² (69 sq mi)), Svenskøya (137 km² (53 sq mi)), Wilhelm Island (120 km² (46 sq mi)) and other smaller islands or skerries (621 km² (240 sq mi)).