Which archipelago is the northernmost part of Norway?

Svalbard is the northernmost archipelago and territory of Norway.

Located in the Arctic Ocean between mainland Norway and the North Pole, Svalbard stretches roughly from 74° to 81° north. Its largest island is Spitsbergen, followed by Nordaustlandet and Edgeøya. The settlement of Longyearbyen is the administrative centre and a major base for research, tourism and Arctic expeditions.

Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard was recognized by the Svalbard Treaty of 1920, and the Svalbard Act made the archipelago part of the Kingdom of Norway in 1925. However, it has a special legal status: the treaty grants citizens and companies from signatory countries certain rights to economic activity, and the territory is outside the Schengen Area.

Svalbard is not the same as Jan Mayen, another Norwegian territory farther south, or Bear Island, which is one of Svalbard’s southern islands. The archipelago is famous for glaciers, polar bears, midnight sun and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.