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Meaning of "Spitsbergen" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPITSBERGEN

Spitsbergen  [ˈspɪtsˌbɜːɡən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPITSBERGEN

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Spitsbergen is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SPITSBERGEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Spitsbergen

Spitsbergen

Spitsbergen is the largest and only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in Norway. Constituting the westernmost bulk of the archipelago, it borders the Arctic Ocean, the Norwegian Sea, and the Greenland Sea. Spitsbergen covers an area of 39,044 km2, making it the largest island in Norway and the 36th-largest in the world. The administrative centre is Longyearbyen. Other settlements, in addition to research outposts, are the Russian mining community of Barentsburg, the research community of Ny-Ålesund, and the mining outpost of Sveagruva. The island was first used as a whaling base in the 17th and 18th centuries, after which it was abandoned. Coal mining started at the end of the 19th century and several permanent communities were established. The Svalbard Treaty of 1920 recognized Norwegian sovereignty and established Svalbard as a free economic zone and a demilitarized zone. The Norwegian Store Norske and the Russian Arktikugol remain the only mining companies. Research and tourism have become important supplementary industries, featuring among others the University Centre in Svalbard and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPITSBERGEN


anlagen
ˈænˌlɑːɡən
Antiguan
ænˈtiːɡən
bergen
ˈbɜːɡən
cougan
ˈkuːɡən
durgan
ˈdɜːɡən
Glamorgan
ɡləˈmɔːɡən
Gorgon
ˈɡɔːɡən
Hagen
ˈhɑːɡən
Iligan
ɪˈliːɡən
jargon
ˈdʒɑːɡən
Keegan
ˈkiːɡən
Morgan
ˈmɔːɡən
morgen
ˈmɔːɡən
Nimwegen
ˈnɪmveːɡən
Okanagan
ˌəʊkəˈnɑːɡən
organ
ˈɔːɡən
Siegen
ˈsiːɡən
Skagen
ˈskɑːɡən
Tinbergen
ˈtɪnˌbɜːɡən
vegan
ˈviːɡən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPITSBERGEN

Spithead

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPITSBERGEN

Agen
allergen
antigen
collagen
Copenhagen
Eigen
Erlangen
estrogen
gen
Groningen
halogen
hydrogen
largen
Nijmegen
nitrogen
Origen
oxygen
pathogen
Reutlingen
Solingen

Synonyms and antonyms of Spitsbergen in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Spitsbergen» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

斯匹次卑尔根
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Spitsbergen
570 millions of speakers

English

Spitsbergen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Spitsbergen
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سبيتسبيرجين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Шпицберген
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Spitsbergen
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Spitsbergen
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Spitzberg
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spitsbergen
190 millions of speakers

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Spitzbergen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スピッツベルゲン諸島
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스발
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spitsbergen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Spitsbergen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்பிட்ஸ்பெர்கன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पिट्सबर्गन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Spitsbergen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Spitsbergen
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Spitsbergen
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Шпіцберген
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Spitsbergen
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Spitsbergen
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Spitsbergen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Spetsbergen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Spitsbergen
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPITSBERGEN»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPITSBERGEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Spitsbergen

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPITSBERGEN»

Discover the use of Spitsbergen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Spitsbergen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Spitsbergen:
The fourth edition of this critically acclaimed guide introduces travellers to the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, the neighbouring Norwegian island of Jan Mayen, and the Russian Arctic archipelago of Franz Josef Land.
Andreas Umbreit, 2009
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Greetings from Spitsbergen: Tourists at the Eternal Ice, ...
' Greetings from Spitsbergen traces their untold story and, with the use of many unpublished photographs and postcards from the author's own collection, presents a unique insight into the 'golden era' of arctic tourism, which lasted until ...
John T. Reilly, 2009
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Spitsbergen: Legal Regime of Adjacent Marine Areas
The first analysis in Russian international legal doctrine of the legal status of the waters surrounding the Spitsbergen Archipelago, together with a consideration of the land territories of the various islands and related hydrocarbon and ...
Aleksandr Nikolaevich Vylegzhanin, V. K. Zilanov, W. E. Butler, 2007
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Spitsbergen Push Moraines: Including a translation of K. ...
The book deals with push moraines on Spitsbergen. The main body is a translation of the original German report by Karl Gripp on a 1927 expedition. The quality of Gripp's work is evaluated to see whether it stands the test of time.
J.J.M. van der Meer, 2004
5
Innocents in the Arctic: the 1951 Spitsbergen Expedition
Bull's realistic, insider story of scientific adventure will appeal to polar enthusiasts, armchair historians, and anyone who remembers what it was like to be young and daring.
Colin Bull, 2005
6
How Spitsbergen Heats the World: The Arctic Warming 1919 -1939
In the oral presentation at the 'Polar Atmosphere Symposium” held in Oslo from 2 -8 July 1956 the authors Hesselberg and Johannessen22 explained: “Of special interest are the data from Spitsbergen where the series of observations go back ...
Arnd Bernaerts, 2009
7
The Svalbard Archipelago: American Military and Political ...
It provides in great detail the American perspective on these islands and their strategic, economic, and geologic value. Maps and illustrations are included, some from the original report, some new. A glossary covers Arctic terms.
P.J. Capelotti, 2000
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No Man's Land: A History of Spitsbergen from Its Discovery ...
This 1906 volume traces the history of Spitsbergen in the Svalbald archipelago over the course of more than three centuries.
Martin Conway, 2012
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The Geology of Svalbard
7.6 Structural map of Ny Friesland 128 Fig. 7.7 Diagrammatic cross-sections across Ny Friesland 129 Fig. 7.8 Alternative structural interpretations across Ny Friesland 130 CHAPTER 8 Fig. 8.1 Geological map of NW Spitsbergen 133 Fig.
Walter Brian Harland, Lester M. Anderson, Daoud Manasrah, 1997
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The First Crossing of Spitsbergen
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
J. W. Gregory, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPITSBERGEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Spitsbergen is used in the context of the following news items.
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Inside the world's largest public sauna
... years travelling across the northernmost part of our planet, making stops in Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Ireland, Scotland, Spitsbergen, and Alaska. «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
2
Statoil finds more Norwegian Sea gas
Well 6706/11-2 was drilled by the Transocean Spitsbergen drilling facility that will now be laid up at Averøy outside Kristiansund. The rig has completed its ... «Petro Global News, Jun 15»
3
New mass extinction event identified by geologists
So, his team headed to Spitsbergen, an island roughly 890 km (553 mi) north of the Norwegian mainland. Armed with camping gear and rifles - to keep the polar ... «BBC News, Apr 15»
4
It's no use crying over spilled milk - Rogozin says after visit to …
The Barents Observer edition wrote earlier that the Norwegian authorities had asked Russia to explain the vice-premier's visit to Spitsbergen. The edition said ... «Russia Beyond the Headlines, Apr 15»
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'Seeds of Time' to hit theaters in May
Have you heard of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault – sometimes called the Doomsday Vault – a seed bank on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, only 810 ... «EarthSky, Mar 15»
6
Statoil using Spitsbergen for wildcat
Statoil is bringing the Transocean Spitsbergen semisubmersible back to the waters to drill a wildcat well in the Snedrid Nord prospect, after gaining consent from ... «OE Digital, Jan 15»
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Radisson Blu Polar Hotel Spitsbergen - Longyearbyen, the most …
The Radisson Blu Polar Hotel Spitsbergen is the most northerly hotel in the world and is located in Norway, less than 900 miles from the North Pole. «Venere Travel Blog, Nov 14»
8
In Search of Svalbard Sea Monsters
On the remote island of Spitsbergen, deep inside the Arctic circle, the remains of some of the most fearsome sea monsters to have prowled the oceans have ... «National Geographic, Sep 14»
9
Eyes of Desire—A New Jurassic Ichthyosaur From Spitsbergen
If looks could kill and not teeth, then this ichthyosaur would have been dangerous. As this is not true, with its large eyes and tiny teeth, this ichthyosaur appears ... «NatGeo News Watch, Aug 14»
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Samtykke til leteboring med Transocean Spitsbergen
Statoil har fått samtykke til leteboring av brønn 7324/2-1 Apollo i utvinningstillatelse 615 i Barentshavet med den flyttbare boreinnretningen Transocean ... «Petroleumstilsynet, May 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Spitsbergen [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/spitsbergen>. May 2024 ».
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