Rekvedbukta

Rekvedbukta is an open bay on the central southern coast of the island of , about eight nautical miles long.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay in Jan Mayen
  • Also known as: “Driftwood Bay”, “Great Wood Bay”, and “Rehvedbukta”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sørlaguna and Jan Mayensfield.

Lake
is a lagoon on the island of . It is the largest lake of Jan Mayen, and is located in the central part of the island, near the bay of Rekvedbukta.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an aerodrome serving in , . Operated by the Norwegian Armed Forces, it serves the island's only population at the combined military and meteorological station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jan Mayen and Olonkinbyen.

Photo: Tonreg15, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an island between and in the Arctic Ocean, administered by Norway. The island has 18 inhabitants, employed by the Norwegian Armed Forces or the Norwegian Institute of Meteorology.

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.

Rekvedbukta

Latitude
70.9569° or 70° 57′ 25″ north
Longitude
-8.56044° or 8° 33′ 38″ west
Open location code
CC2HXC4Q+QR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5241255667
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
3041906
Wiki­data ID
Q7310668
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Satellite Map

Discover Rekvedbukta from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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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