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CurrentCurrent: The power in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands is 220V, 50-60 Hz

Volts (V) refers to the amount of electricity flowing through the circuit. Hertz (Hz) is the frequency measured in cycles per second.

PlugsPlugs: Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islandshas 2 types of connection plugs.


Two round pins
Two round pins with two grounding clips on the side of the plug

Same Voltage: If the voltage is the same as yours at home, all you might need is a plug adaptor.

Converting Up: A converter is needed if you want to adapt 120V appliances up to a 220V line. You will need a 50-watt converter for small, non-heating appliances (like a tape player or shaver) and a 1600-watt converter for things like blow dryers or curling irons.

Converting Down: On the other hand, a transformer is needed for 220V appliances plugging in to a 120V line.

Converting Up and Down: A "top of the line" transformer is dual-purpose. It is able to adapt up to 220V or down to 120V.
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