Lighthouse Rock
Lighthouse Rock is an islet in Jan Mayen, Svalbard. Lighthouse Rock is situated nearby to the locality Sør-Jan.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Olonkinbyen.
Olonkinbyen
Hamlet
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 8 km northeast of Lighthouse Rock.
Lighthouse Rock
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Fyrtaarnet” and “Fyrtarnet”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Jan Mayen, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
70.85967° or 70° 51′ 35″ north
Longitude
-8.81708° or 8° 49′ 2″ west
Open location code
CC2HV55M+V5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Lighthouse Rock” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fyrtårnet”
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