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Coordinates:	long: 13.38074 lat : 78.82895
Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84	long: 13°22'50.6640 lat : 78°49'44.220
Surface area:	61220.6 km² (161.213 x Isle of Wight)
Length coastline:	6388.5 km
Average height:	368 metre
Length island:	708.5 km
Maximum width island (estimate):	424.5 km
Name :	Newtontoppen (0 metre)
Orientation island:	North - South

Habited:	Yes
Number of inhabitants:	2210
Population density:	0.04 inh/km2
Important places (direction):	Longyearbyen, Barentsburg, Ny-Ålesund, Sveagruva

Local native name:	Svalbard
Archipelago (island group):
Neighboring islands (Island hopping):	1) Franz Josef Land 63.1 km East 2) Ingøya 398.5 km SouthSouthEast 3) Rolvsøya 402.9 km SouthSouthEast 4) Hjelmsøya 405.4 km SouthSouthEast 5) Sørøya 412.4 km SouthSouthEast 6) Havøya 412.7 km SouthSouthEast 7) Magerøya 413.4 km SouthEast 8) Måsøya 415.8 km SouthSouthEast 9) Reinøya 423.2 km SouthSouthEast 10) Kvaløya 429.6 km SouthSouthEast 11) Seiland 439 km SouthSouthEast 12) Silda 449.8 km SouthSouthEast 13) Vanna 453.4 km South 14) Stjernøya 457.3 km SouthSouthEast 15) Arnøya 461.6 km South 16) Helgøya 466.4 km South 17) Rebbenesøya 471.6 km South 18) Ringvassøya 474.9 km South 19) Reinøya 484.7 km South 20) Reinøya 497.7 km SouthSouthEast 21) Uløya 497.8 km South 22) Kvaløya 497.9 km South 23) Senja 531.9 km South 24) Andøya 569.2 km South 25) Dyrøya 588.2 km South
Country:
Location in Country:
Name :
Name :
Main place:	Longyearbyen
Location Main place:	West
Sea:
Distance to main land:	650 km
Nearest Country:
Type Rock outcrop:	rocky surface
island-Type:	island in sea
Remarks:

The weather type in Longyearbyen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-10 degrees Celcius
Precipitation last 3 hours:	No precipitation
Wind:	2.47 meter per second (Wind force - bft 2)
Winddirection:	East-southeast
Atmospheric pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 19 April 2024:	0 hour and 0 minutes
Sunrise:	01:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset:	01:00 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather-page: Svalbard

Longyearbyen - SJ (longitude: 13.3807, latitude: 78.829)
Distance weather station to the center island (direction N): not known

8:00
-10 degrees Celcius
1016 mbar
light snow weericoon

11:00
-9 degrees Celcius
1017 mbar
overcast clouds weericoon

14:00
-8 degrees Celcius
1019 mbar
overcast clouds weericoon

17:00
-9 degrees Celcius
1019 mbar
overcast clouds weericoon

20:00
-10 degrees Celcius
1020 mbar
overcast clouds weericoon

Directly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane:	No
International airport present :	No
Accessible by car:	No
Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate):	0 km
Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland:	No
Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland:	No
Ferry - Car - connect with another island - Island hopping:	No
Boat Connection - pedestrian - with another island:	No
Bicycle facilities:	No