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Coal-Mining in Svalbard

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

Adolf Hoel
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The archipelago of Spitsbergen, Bear Island and some adjacent islands, which are collectively named Svalbard, is situated between 74° and 81° N. Lat. and 10° and 35° E. Long. The area is 62,000 sq. km.

Spitsbergen is a mountainous country, in some parts much ice-covered, indented on the west side by many fjords affording good harbours. The coal-bearing areas are relatively ice-free. The northern part of Bear Island is a plain 30–50 m. above sea-level. The southern part consists of mountains more than 500 m. high. The island is lacking in good harbours.

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Polar Record , Volume 2 , Issue 16 , July 1938 , pp. 74 - 85
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1938

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