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Svalbard, sometimes called Spitsbergen, is a territory of Norway. The lead agency for research matters in Svalbard is the Norwegian Polar Institute. The institute, based in Tromsø, maintains an office in Longyearbyen and runs research stations in Svalbard, including the Ny-Ålesund Large-Scale Facility for Arctic Environmental Research (Ny-Ålesund LSF)

 

 

 

 
The Svalbard Pages are a good source for general information on Svalbard.

The U.S. CIA World Factbook also has good general information about Svalbard.

 

 
 

 

 
     
     

   

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