Høybergodden Explained

Høybergodden, officially Hoybergodden,[1] is the most western point of the volcanic island of Jan Mayen. The name refers to the nearby volcanic crater of Hoyberg (from the Dutch for haystack).[2]

The point is also the most western point of the Kingdom of Norway.[3] [4]

References

70.8633°N -13.6°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Placenames.
  2. Web site: Placenames.
  3. Web site: Geographical survey . Statistical Yearbook of Norway 2008 . Statistics Norway . 12 February 2009.
  4. Web site: Ytterpunkter for kongeriket Norge . Statens Kartverk . Norwegian . 12 February 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080513073829/http://www.statkart.no/?module=Articles;action=Article.publicShow;ID=11577 . 13 May 2008 . dead .

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