Spitsbergen

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Spitsbergen (which is also spelled Spitzbergen) is the largest island of the archipelago Svalbard. It was called West Spitsbergen until 1965. The name East Spitsbergen was proposed for the third-largest island of the group, Edgeøya.

Today, it is the only island on Svalvard which is settled permanently. The island has a size of about  by 

There are only few active settlements on Spitsbergen, among them

Barentsburg, about 500 people
Longyearbyen, main settlement, about 2.500 people
Ny-Ålesund, scientific station, about 30-35 peolple
Sveagruva,mining town, about 300, many commuting from Longyearbyen

There are several abandoned ones:

Grumant, mining town, abandoned in 1965
Colesbukta, shipping terminal for Grumant, about half-way between Grumant and Barentsburg. 
Ny-London, mining town, abandoned in the 1920s. Near Ny-Alesund
Pyramiden, mining town, mostly abandoned in the 1990s

References

Category:Islands of Norway
Category:Arctic islands