Definition of Svalbard

1. Noun. A Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean.

Group relationships: Kingdom Of Norway, Noreg, Norge, Norway, Arctic Ocean
Terms within: Spitsbergen, Spitzbergen
Generic synonyms: Archipelago

Definition of Svalbard

1. Proper noun. A group of islands north east of Greenland; a territory of Norway. Official name: '''Svalbard'''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Svalbard

Sutratman
Sutton
Suva
Suvalkija
Suyog
Suzane
Suzanne
Suze
Suzhou
Suzi
Suzie
Suzuki
Suzuki reaction
Suzuki reactions
Suzy
Svalbard (current term)
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
Svalbardian
Svan
Svante August Arrhenius
Svedberg
Svengali
Sverdlovsk
Sverdrup
Sverige
Sveta
Sveti Nikole
Svetlana
Svetoslav
Svipdagsmál

Literary usage of Svalbard

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Adventure Guide Scandinavia by Henrik Berezin (2006)
"Svalbard Introduction Svalbard, the group of islands 700 km (420 miles) north ... Today, Svalbard welcomes more than 50000 people every year to its islands. ..."

2. America in Spitsbergen: The Romance of an Arctic Coal-mine, with an by Nathan Haskell Dole (1922)
"He, too, may have seen Svalbard in the distance or even landed on its shores. No one knows. Whale-fishing must have been carried on in even earlier times ..."

3. Norway by Martin Gostelow (2002)
"About 160 species of plants have been noted, from mosses to buttercups, polar dandelions and pale Svalbard poppies. There are even well-protected valleys ..."

4. Adventure Guide Scandinavia by Henrik Berezin (2006)
"Svalbard Introduction Svalbard, the group of islands 700 km (420 miles) north ... Today, Svalbard welcomes more than 50000 people every year to its islands. ..."

5. America in Spitsbergen: The Romance of an Arctic Coal-mine, with an by Nathan Haskell Dole (1922)
"He, too, may have seen Svalbard in the distance or even landed on its shores. No one knows. Whale-fishing must have been carried on in even earlier times ..."

6. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"The Svalbard Archipelago Hes between 74*-8i' N. lat. and between «'-35' E. long., with an estimated area of 24105 square miles. The archipelago consists of ..."

7. Norway by Martin Gostelow (2002)
"About 160 species of plants have been noted, from mosses to buttercups, polar dandelions and pale Svalbard poppies. There are even well-protected valleys ..."

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