The island of spitzbergen is in the arctic ocean, near the north pole. fossils of tropical fruits have been found in coal deposits in spitzbergen. what does this indicate?

This indicates that a tropical island once existed on this island, which means that it used to be located near the equator. This provides further evidence for continental drift and strengthens the belief that the continents used to be clumped together as larger landmasses than the ones that exist today.