Geography (Svalbard)
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     Total area:
         62,049 km2
     Land area:
         62,049 km2; includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
     Comparative area:
         slightly smaller than West Virginia
     Land boundaries:
         none
     Coastline:
         3,587 km
     Maritime claims:
       Exclusive fishing zone:
         200 nm unilaterally claimed by Norway, not recognized by Russia
       Territorial sea:
         4 nm
     Disputes:
         focus of maritime boundary dispute in the Barents Sea between Norway and
         Russia
     Climate:
         arctic, tempered by warm North Atlantic Current; cool summers, cold winters;
         North Atlantic Current flows along west and north coasts of Spitsbergen,
         keeping water open and navigable most of the year
     Terrain:
         wild, rugged mountains; much of high land ice covered; west coast clear of
         ice about half the year; fjords along west and north coasts
     Natural resources:
         coal, copper, iron ore, phosphate, zinc, wildlife, fish
     Land use:
         arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and
         woodland 0%; other 100%; there are no trees and the only bushes are
         crowberry and cloudberry
     Environment:
         great calving glaciers descend to the sea
     Note:
         located 445 km north of Norway where the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea,
         Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea meet