Climate of Svalbard: Arctic, tempered by the warm North Atlantic Current; cool summers, and cold winters; North Atlantic Current flows along the west and north coasts of Spitsbergen, keeping water open and navigable most of the year
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Svalbard is known for the population of polar bears that exceeds the human population. The country has an estimated polar bear population of 3000