Svalbard Treaty: Parties, Key Norms and Controversies

Stefan Kirchner; Timo Koivurova; Krittika Singh

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-68846-6_16-1

Svalbard Treaty: Parties, Key Norms and Controversies

Stefan Kirchner, Timo Koivurova, Krittika Singh

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Svalbard is an Archipelago located between 74° and 81° N and between 10° and 35° E, that is, between the Norwegian mainland and the North Pole. The island group is also known collectively as Spitsbergen, although in contemporary usage that name is only used for the largest island while the archipelago as a whole is referred to as Svalbard. The islands are part of the Kingdom of Norway and are subject to a special legal regime under both international and Norwegian law that is based on the 1920 Svalbard Treaty. While extractive industries have long dominated the local economy, prior to the currently (2021) ongoing pandemic, Svalbard was becoming increasingly popular as a tourist destination, especially for the cruise ship industry.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Global Encyclopedia of Territorial Rights
Editors	Kevin W. Gray
Publisher	Springer
Pages	1-9
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-68846-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68846-6_16-1
Publication status	Published - 18 May 2022
MoEC publication type	A3 Part of a book or another research book

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