How to identify Svalbard in GeoGuessr?

- The country domain is .sj. - License plates appear on a black background with faint orange characters. - Buildings use cold-climate architecture and color palettes. - Boats are a common mode of transport.

Svalbard

clues 5Updated 2023-07-01

Basics ▾Importance

LanguageNorwegian

Driving sideDrives on the right

Domain.no

Easily confused with:Faroe Islands, Greenland, Norway mainland

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Whole area3

Clues that work anywhere in this area

License Plate★★★

License plates have a black background with faint orange lettering.

Building★★★

With its severely cold tundra climate, houses here, as in Greenland, are rarely built directly on the ground, and there's often a gap between the ground and the floor.

Examples1 2See alsoGreenland

Vehicle★★★

Sledges are sometimes parked in front of houses.

Examples1 2

Narrowing down the city2

Once you know the region: which city or town

Building★★★

Barentsburg has an overall dark, aged look to it. The town's population is almost entirely Russian, so Russian text can be seen.

Examples1 2SourcesBarentsburg

Building★★★

Pyramiden has almost no permanent residents, but its tourist lodges and hotels have been refurbished, giving it a somewhat tidier look.

Examples1 2

Basics

General facts about this place

A Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Circle, where the polar bear population exceeds the human population^[ref]
Home to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which stores crop seeds from around the world, and the world's northernmost permanent settlement Longyearbyen^[ref]

Nearby areas

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