Northern Europe, islands between the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea, north of Norway
Capital: Longyearbyen Coordinates: 78° 13" North, 15° 37" East
What is the Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands weather like?
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 year