| − | '''Svalbard''' or Spitsbergen is an [[archipelago]] and territory of the Kingdom of [[Norway]] in the [[Barents Sea]]. Its capital, Longyearbyen, is the world's northenmost 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 whaling, 'ice tourism' and trapping. | + | '''Svalbard''' or Spitsbergen is an [[archipelago]] and territory of the Kingdom of [[Norway]] in the [[Barents Sea]]. Its capital, Longyearbyen, is the world's northenmost 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> |