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Geography - note: northernmost part of the Kingdom of Norway; consists of nine main islands; glaciers and snowfields cover 60% of the total area; Spitsbergen Island is the site of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a seed repository established by the Global Crop Diversity Trust and the Norwegian Government Definition: This entry includes miscellaneous geographic information of significance not included elsewhere. Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of May 16, 2008 |
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