Rooberg
Rooberg is a 50 m hill at Sjuhollendarbukta, a bay on the northwestern coast of the island of Jan Mayen. The hill is often mentioned during the Dutch wintering at Jan Mayen in 1633–34.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rudolftoppen.
Rudolftoppen
Peak
Rudolftoppen is a mountain on the island of Jan Mayen. It has a height of 769 m.a.s.l., and is the highest peak in the southern part of the island. Rudolftoppen is situated 3½ km south of Rooberg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Olonkinbyen.
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 7 km east of Rooberg.
Rooberg
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 15 metres
- Description: hill in Norway
- Category: landform
- Location: Jan Mayen, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Norwegian Bokmål—“Rooberg” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Rooberg”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rooberg”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rothen-Hügel”
- Norwegian: “Rooberg”
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