Svalbard, wanda a da aka fi sani da Spitsbergen ko Spitzbergen, shine tsibiri na Norway a cikin Tekun Arctic. Yana arewa da kasa mai tsaka da kasa ta Turai, kuma yana kusa da tsakiyar hanyar tsakanin Norway da Kuturuki.
Tsibiri mai ban mamaki wanda yake da yanayi na musamman, Svalbard yana rayuwa a ƙarƙashin yanayin sanyi na Arctic. A cikin watan Disamba, tsibiri ya fuskanci duhu mai tsawo, wanda ake kira Polar Night, inda rana ba ta fito ba tsawon mako mai yawa.
Svalbard gida ne ga hifadhi na duniya mai suna Svalbard Global Seed Vault, wanda aka fi sani da ‘Doomsday Vault’. An kirkiri hifadhi ne domin adana iri na kayan abinci daga kowace ƙasa a duniya, don hana lalacewa idan ya zo ya zo.
A cikin shekarun nan, Svalbard ta fuskanci canje-canje na yanayi, musamman thawing na permafrost. Wannan canji ya yanayi ya sa yankin Brøgger peninsula a fuskanci lalacewa mai tsawo, kamar yadda wata bincike ta nuna.
Bugu da kari, Svalbard na jan hankalin masu bincike da masu yawon bude ido. Ana iya yin ayyukan ban mamaki kamar tafiya da sled doki, tafiya da ski, da kuma ganowa dabbobin daji kamar polar bear da walrus.
