Sjuhollendarbukta ( English: Seven Hollander Bay) is a bay on the western coast of the island of Jan Mayen. [1] The Austrian Emil von Wohlgemuth (1886), who surveyed Jan Mayen, named the bay 7 Holländer Bucht, mistakenly believing it was the site of the wintering of seven Dutch whalers in 1633–34. [1]
References
- ^ a b "Sjuhollendarbukta - Vik (Jan Mayen)". Norsk Polarinstitutt. 1 January 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- Norwegian Polar Institute Place Names of Svalbard Database
70°55.3′N 8°54.5′W / 70.9217°N 8.9083°W
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Sjuhollendarbukta ( English: Seven Hollander Bay) is a bay on the western coast of the island of Jan Mayen. [1] The Austrian Emil von Wohlgemuth (1886), who surveyed Jan Mayen, named the bay 7 Holländer Bucht, mistakenly believing it was the site of the wintering of seven Dutch whalers in 1633–34. [1]
References
- ^ a b "Sjuhollendarbukta - Vik (Jan Mayen)". Norsk Polarinstitutt. 1 January 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- Norwegian Polar Institute Place Names of Svalbard Database
70°55.3′N 8°54.5′W / 70.9217°N 8.9083°W
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