Twenty-five years of Norwegian sovereignty in Svalbard, 1925–50
By a treaty signed in Paris on 9 February 1920, Norway was given the sovereignty of Svalbard, comprising all the islands situated between longs. 10° and 35° E. and lats. 74° and 81° N., thus including Spitsbergen, Bjørnøya (Bear Island), Hopen (Hope Island), Kong Karls Land, and Kvitøya (White Islan...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400040584 2024-03-03T08:43:07+00:00 Twenty-five years of Norwegian sovereignty in Svalbard, 1925–50 Orvin, Anders K. 1951 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400040584 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400040584 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 6, issue 42, page 179-184 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1951 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400040584 2024-02-08T08:28:25Z By a treaty signed in Paris on 9 February 1920, Norway was given the sovereignty of Svalbard, comprising all the islands situated between longs. 10° and 35° E. and lats. 74° and 81° N., thus including Spitsbergen, Bjørnøya (Bear Island), Hopen (Hope Island), Kong Karls Land, and Kvitøya (White Island). The treaty, which has since been recognized by a number of other states, was signed by the United States of America, Denmark, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Great Britain and Ireland, the Dominions of Canada and New Zealand, the Union of South Africa, India, and Sweden. The U.S.S.R. recognized Norway's sovereignty of Svalbard in 1924 but did not sign the treaty until 1935; Germany signed the treaty in 1925. On 14 August 1925, Norway formally took possession and the Norwegian flag was hoisted in Longyearbyen. Since then, twenty-five years have elapsed, and in honour of the occasion the anniversary was celebrated at Longyearbyen in 1950. Article in Journal/Newspaper Bear Island Bjørnøya Hope island Hopen Kong Karls Land Kvitøya Longyearbyen Polar Record Svalbard White Island Hopen Spitsbergen Cambridge University Press Svalbard Longyearbyen Canada Norway New Zealand Bear Island ENVELOPE(-67.250,-67.250,-68.151,-68.151) Bjørnøya ENVELOPE(-67.250,-67.250,-68.151,-68.151) White Island ENVELOPE(48.583,48.583,-66.733,-66.733) Hope Island ENVELOPE(-56.849,-56.849,-63.033,-63.033) Hopen ENVELOPE(9.279,9.279,63.379,63.379) Kong Karls Land ENVELOPE(28.000,28.000,78.833,78.833) Polar Record 6 42 179 184 |
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By a treaty signed in Paris on 9 February 1920, Norway was given the sovereignty of Svalbard, comprising all the islands situated between longs. 10° and 35° E. and lats. 74° and 81° N., thus including Spitsbergen, Bjørnøya (Bear Island), Hopen (Hope Island), Kong Karls Land, and Kvitøya (White Island). The treaty, which has since been recognized by a number of other states, was signed by the United States of America, Denmark, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Great Britain and Ireland, the Dominions of Canada and New Zealand, the Union of South Africa, India, and Sweden. The U.S.S.R. recognized Norway's sovereignty of Svalbard in 1924 but did not sign the treaty until 1935; Germany signed the treaty in 1925. On 14 August 1925, Norway formally took possession and the Norwegian flag was hoisted in Longyearbyen. Since then, twenty-five years have elapsed, and in honour of the occasion the anniversary was celebrated at Longyearbyen in 1950. |
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Twenty-five years of Norwegian sovereignty in Svalbard, 1925–50 |
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Twenty-five years of Norwegian sovereignty in Svalbard, 1925–50 |
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Twenty-five years of Norwegian sovereignty in Svalbard, 1925–50 |
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Twenty-five years of Norwegian sovereignty in Svalbard, 1925–50 |
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