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| − | '''Svalbard''' or Spitsbergen is an [[archipelago]] and territory of the Kingdom of [[Norway]] in the [[Barents Sea]]. Its capital, [[Longyearbyen]], is the world's northernmost city. The population of Svalbard includes a significant Russian community which has for decades worked coal mines in the islands by agreement between the former [[Soviet Union]] and Norway<ref>http://www.svalbard.com/infosvalbard.html</ref> | + | '''Svalbard''' or Spitsbergen is an [[archipelago]] and territory of the Kingdom of [[Norway]] in the [[Barents Sea]]. Its capital, [[Longyearbyen]], is the world's northernmost city. The population of Svalbard includes a significant Russian community which has for decades worked coal mines in the islands by agreement between the former [[Soviet Union]] and Norway.<ref>http://www.svalbard.com/infosvalbard.html</ref> Other economic activities include 'ice tourism'.<ref>http://berglund.univ-tln.fr/tourism.html</ref> Whaling was formerly an important economic activity.<ref>http://www.erica.demon.co.uk/EH/EH707.html</ref> It is the location of the northern-most [[church]] in the world.<ref>http://www.svalbardkirke.no/</ref> |
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Svalbard or Spitsbergen is an archipelago and territory of the Kingdom of Norway in the Barents Sea. Its capital, Longyearbyen, is the world's northernmost city. The population of Svalbard includes a significant Russian community which has for decades worked coal mines in the islands by agreement between the former Soviet Union and Norway.[1] Other economic activities include 'ice tourism'.[2] Whaling was formerly an important economic activity.[3] It is the location of the northern-most church in the world.[4]