Hoepstockbukta Explained

Hoepstockbukta (English: Hoepstock Bay) is a small cove on the western coast of the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen and is named after Mathijs Jansz. Hoepstock,^[1] a Rotterdam whaler, who was the first to use the bay in 1616. The cove is shown on Joan Blaeu's 1662 map of the island.

References

• Book: Dalgård, Sune . Dansk-Norsk Hvalfangst 1615-1660: En Studie over Danmark-Norges Stilling i Europæisk Merkantil Expansion . 1962 . G.E.C Gads Forlag .
• Norwegian Polar Institute Place Names of Svalbard Database

70.93°N -61.3°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hoepstockbukta - Vik (Jan Mayen). Norsk Polarinstitutt. 1 January 2008. 10 March 2013.