Haugenstranda

Haugenstranda is a beach in Jan Mayen, Svalbard. Haugenstranda is situated nearby to the locality International Polar Year, as well as near the hamlet Puppebu.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jan Mayensfield.

Jan Mayensfield

Aerodrome

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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. Jan Mayensfield is situated 3½ km south of Haugenstranda.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Olonkinbyen and Jan Mayen.

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 6 km south of Haugenstranda.

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.

Haugenstranda

Type: Beach
Category: landform
Location: Jan Mayen, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

70.97722° or 70° 58′ 38″ north

Longitude

-8.65722° or 8° 39′ 26″ west

Open location code

CC2HX8GV+V4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2600803690

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

GeoNames ID

3041978

Wikidata ID

Q31866805

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Satellite Map

Discover Haugenstranda from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Cebuano—“Haugenstranda” goes by many names.

Bulgarian: “Хаугенстранда”
Cebuano: “Haugenstranda”

Localities in the Area

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