Norway
Svalbard
Jan Mayen

Sjuhollendarbukta

Sjuhollendarbukta is a bay on the western coast of the island of . The Emil von Wohlgemuth, who surveyed Jan Mayen, named the bay 7 Holländer Bucht, mistakenly believing it was the site of the wintering of seven whalers in 1633–34.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay on the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen
  • Also known as: “7 Holländer Bucht”, “Hopstickbukta”, “Seven Hollander Bay”, “Sieben Holländer Bucht”, and “Sju Hollender Bukt”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rudolftoppen.

Peak
is a mountain on the island of . It has a height of 769 m.a.s.l., and is the highest peak in the southern part of the island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Olonkinbyen.

Hamlet
Photo: Hgrobe, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is the only settlement on the of . 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.

Sjuhollendarbukta

Latitude
70.92269° or 70° 55′ 22″ north
Longitude
-8.90967° or 8° 54′ 35″ west
Open location code
CC2HW3FR+34
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8236985034
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
3041889
Wiki­data ID
Q6798933
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Norwegian to Norwegian Bokmål—“Sjuhollendarbukta” goes by many names.
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sjuhollendarbukta”
  • Norwegian: “Sjuhollendarbukta”

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Highlights include Bird Rock and Midtfjellet.

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