what is the name of the airport?
Svalbard Airport
what were the islands first used as?
as a whaling base
when?
in the 17th and 18th centuries
is it still used for the same purpose today?
no
who mainly stays further in the north?
rotating groups of researchers
is it part of any norwegian county?
no
what is it's dutch name?
Spitsbergen
when was it known by this name?
prior to 1925
is it in the pacific ocean?
no
then where?
the Arctic Ocean
how many supplemental industries have become important?
two
which ones?
Research and tourism
what kind of mining goes on?
Coal mining
when did this start?
at the beginning of the 20th century
which mining community can you find?
Barentsburg
what has happened since 2002?
Longyearbyen has had an elected local government
what does the dutch name mean?
"jagged mountains"
Spitsbergen is bigger than which islands?
Nordaustlandet and Edgeøya
where is the research station?
Ny-Ålesund
what did the 1925 act do?
It made Svalbard a full part of the Kingdom of Norway.