Walrus Gat

Walrus Gat is a bay in , . Walrus Gat is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jan Mayensfield.

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 Olonkinbyen and Jan Mayen.

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.

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.

Walrus Gat

Latitude
70.96929° or 70° 58′ 9″ north
Longitude
-8.68922° or 8° 41′ 21″ west
Open location code
CC2HX896+P8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5241255668
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
3041943
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Satellite Map

Discover Walrus Gat from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From German to Norwegian—“Walrus Gat” goes by many names.

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