Rekvedbukta
Rekvedbukta is an open bay on the central southern coast of the island of Jan Mayen, about eight nautical miles long.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Jan Mayen
- Also known as: “Driftwood Bay”, “Great Wood Bay”, and “Rehvedbukta”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jan Mayensfield and Sørlaguna.
Jan Mayensfield
Aerodrome
Jan Mayensfield is an aerodrome serving Olonkinbyen in Jan Mayen, Norway. Operated by the Norwegian Armed Forces, it serves the island's only population at the combined military and meteorological station.
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.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.
Rekvedbukta
- Categories: geographical feature and body of water
- Location: Jan Mayen, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
70.9569° or 70° 57′ 25″ northLongitude
-8.56044° or 8° 33′ 38″ westOpen location code
CC2HXC4Q+QROpenStreetMap ID
node 5241255667OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
3041906Wikidata ID
Q7310668
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In Other Languages
From German to Norwegian Bokmål—“Rekvedbukta” goes by many names.
- German: “Treibholz Bucht”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rekvedbukta”
- Norwegian: “Rekvedbukta”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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