Abstract
The Svalbard Archipelago is a series of islands located in the Arctic Ocean, placed undef Norwegian administrative control By the international Spitsbergern Treaty, in 1925. While Norway's sovereign control over the archipelago itself is not disputed, its claim to control of the zone of water beyond the territorial sea is at stake.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Border Disputes |
| Subtitle of host publication | A Global Encyclopedia |
| Editors | Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly |
| Place of Publication | Santa Barbara, California |
| Publisher | ABC-CLIO |
| Pages | 809-818 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-61069-024-9 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-61069-023-2 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2015 |
| MoEC publication type | B2 Part of a book or another research book |
Keywords
- Border
- Boundary
- Dispute
- Cooperation
- Territorial
- Svalbard
- Norway
- Russia
- The Spitsbergen Treaty
Field of science
- International political science