Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.

Nature and history of the outpost in the North Atlantic. Information, photographs and links.

The Norwegian Polar Institute is Norway's central institution for research, environmental monitoring and mapping of the polar regions. The Institute is the Norwegian authorities' consultant and supplier of knowledge, and contributes to the best possible administration of Norwegian polar areas. Covers Svalbard and Jan Mayen