Indicator	Value
Total area	No authoritative open source found
Exclusive economic zone (EEZ)	No authoritative open source found
Administrative divisions (ADM1)	No authoritative open source found
Location	Northern Europe, islands between the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea, north of NorwayCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Coastline	3,587 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Land boundaries	0 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Bordering countries	No authoritative open source found
Terrain	rugged mountains; much of the upland areas are ice covered; west coast clear of ice about half the year; fjords along west and north coastsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Climate	arctic, tempered by warm North Atlantic Current; cool summers, cold winters; North Atlantic Current flows along west and north coasts of Spitsbergen, keeping water open and navigable most of the yearCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Natural resources	coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, phosphate, wildlife, fishCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Highest point	Newtontoppen 1,717 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Lowest point	Arctic Ocean 0 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Mean elevation	No authoritative open source found
Area (comparative)	slightly smaller than West VirginiaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Natural hazards	ice floes often block the entrance to Bellsund (a transit point for coal export) on the west coast and occasionally make parts of the northeastern coast inaccessible to maritime trafficCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm; contiguous zone: 24 nm; continental shelf: extends to depth of exploitation; exclusive fishing zone: 200 nmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive