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The climate of the Svalbard archipeligo is arctic, tempered by warm North Atlantic Current along the west and northern coasts.

This means cool summers and cold winters along the wild, rugged mountainous islands.

The high land of the island interiors is generally ice covered year round, with the west coast clear of ice about one half of the year.

There are many fjords along west and north coasts