Gouwenaerbåen
Gouwenaerbåen is a 10 m shoal or reef southeast of Eggøya, on the southern coast of the island of Jan Mayen. It is named after the Dutch seafarer Jacob de Gouwenaer, who was master of the Orangienboom in 1614, when he had first come upon the island.- Rock
- …is also known as “Gouwernaerbåen”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jan Mayen.
Gouwenaerbåen
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Latitude
70.96424° or 70° 57′ 51″ north
Longitude
-8.33187° or 8° 19′ 55″ west
Open location code
CC2HXM79+M7
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Swedish—“Gouwenaerbåen” goes by many names.
GouwenaerbåenNorwegian
GouwenaerbåenNorwegian Bokmål
GouwenaerbåenSwedish
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