Summary
Svalbard consists of a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean, covering an area of roughly 23,000 square miles, of which 60% is covered with glaciers. It is the northernmost part of Norway, located midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. Discovered by the Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz in 1596, the islands soon became a haven for whalers. In the early 190Os, mining became a major industry, and, more recently, several arctic research stations have been set up on the islands.
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THE DANISH IMMIGRANT MUSEUMwww.danlshmuseum.orgElk Horn, IA (800) 759 9192FINLAND CENTER FOUNDATIONwww.finlandcenter.orgNew York, NY (646) 704 8000VESTERHEIM NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN MUSEUMwww.vesterhelm.comDecorah, IA (563) 382-9681NORDIC HERITAGE MUSEUMwww.nordicmuseum.orgSeattle, WA (206) 789 5707SCANDINAVIA HOUSEwww.scondinaviohouse.orgNew York, NY (212) 879-9779THE AMERICAN SWEDISH INSTITUTEwww.americanswedishinst.orgMinneapolis, MN (612) 871 4907GAMMELGARDEN MUSEUMwww.gammelgardenmuseum.orgScandia, MN (651) 433 5872IACOBSON HOUSE NATIVE ART CENTERwww.jocobsonhouse.comNorman, OK (405) 366 ...See the full content of this document
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