Sørlaguna
Sørlaguna is a lagoon on the island of Jan Mayen. It is the largest lake of Jan Mayen, and is located in the central part of the island, near the bay of Rekvedbukta.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Body of water (intermittent)
- Description: lake in Jan Mayen, Norway
- Also known as: “Sorlaguna” and “South Lagoon”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jan Mayen and Olonkinbyen.
Jan Mayen
Photo: Tonreg15, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jan Mayen is an island between Greenland and Norway in the Arctic Ocean, administered by Norway. The island has 18 inhabitants, employed by the Norwegian Armed Forces or the Norwegian Institute of Meteorology.
Olonkinbyen
Hamlet
Photo: Hgrobe, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Olonkinbyen is the only settlement on the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen. It was named after Russian-Norwegian explorer Gennady Olonkin, who participated in Arctic expeditions and served on Jan Mayen during several periods between 1928 and 1936. Olonkinbyen is situated 8 km southwest of Sørlaguna.
Sørlaguna
- Category: intermittent pond
- Location: Jan Mayen, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
70.96658° or 70° 57′ 60″ northLongitude
-8.53783° or 8° 32′ 16″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
CC2HXF86+JVOpenStreetMap ID
way 95802449OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap attribute
intermittent=yesGeoNames ID
3041875Wikidata ID
Q12004880
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In Other Languages
From French to Norwegian Bokmål—“Sørlaguna” goes by many names.
- French: “Sørlaguna”
- German: “Sørlaguna”
- German: “Süd Lagune”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sørlaguna”
- Norwegian: “Sørlaguna”
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