Høybergodden

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]

Map of Jan Mayen

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

References
  1. "Placenames".
  2. "Placenames".
  3. "Geographical survey". Statistical Yearbook of Norway 2008. Statistics Norway. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
  4. "Ytterpunkter for kongeriket Norge" (in Norwegian). Statens Kartverk. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2009.

70°51.8′N 9°4.6′W


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