Spitsbergen

largest island of the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norway
Landform island Q21162
Spitsbergen
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Spitsbergen

Summary

Spitsbergen is an island[1]. Spitsbergen ranks in the top 4% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Spitsbergen is located in Svalbard[3].
  • Spitsbergen is in the country of Norway[4].
  • Spitsbergen is on the body of water Greenland Sea[5].
  • Spitsbergen is on the continent of Europe[6].
  • Spitsbergen's instance of is recorded as island[7].
  • Spitsbergen's capital is recorded as Longyearbyen[8].
  • Spitsbergen is part of Svalbard[9].
  • Spitsbergen's Commons category is recorded as Spitsbergen[10].
  • Spitsbergen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[11].
  • Spitsbergen's highest point is recorded as Newtontoppen[12].
  • Spitsbergen's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 78.75, 'lon': 16}[13].
  • Spitsbergen's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Svalbard[14].
  • Spitsbergen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Spitsbergen[15].
  • Spitsbergen has a population of {'amount': '+2642'}[16].
  • Spitsbergen sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1713'}[17].
  • Spitsbergen covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+39044'}[18].
  • Spitsbergen's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19].
  • Spitsbergen's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Spitsbergen[20].

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Geography

Spitsbergen is in the country of Norway[4]. Spitsbergen is located in Svalbard[3]. Spitsbergen is on the body of water Greenland Sea[5]. Spitsbergen is on the continent of Europe[6]. Spitsbergen is part of Svalbard[9].

Physical Characteristics

Spitsbergen covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+39044'}[18]. Spitsbergen sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1713'}[17]. Spitsbergen has a population of {'amount': '+2642'}[16].

Designation and Status

Spitsbergen's instance of is recorded as island[7].

Why It Matters

Spitsbergen ranks in the top 4% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month).[2] Spitsbergen has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Spitsbergen is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 105873, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  2. 24d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in
    Category for maps or plans Category:Maps of Spitsbergen
    Wolfram language entity code Entity["Concept", "Spitsbergen::b49pq"]
    Dewey decimal classification 2--981
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Island", "Spitsbergen"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257262|batch #257262]]"
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