Confrontations between humans and polar bears in Svalbard

Svalbard is the collective name for the group of Norwegian islands situated between longitudes 10" and 35"E and between latitudes 74" and 81"N. The islands have a total landmass of about 62,000 km'. National parks and nature reserves occupy 44% of Svalbard's land area.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Research
Main Authors: Gjertz, Ian, Persen, Endre
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 1987
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Online Access:https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2452
https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v5i2.6880
Description
Summary:Svalbard is the collective name for the group of Norwegian islands situated between longitudes 10" and 35"E and between latitudes 74" and 81"N. The islands have a total landmass of about 62,000 km'. National parks and nature reserves occupy 44% of Svalbard's land area.