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]

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

References

^ "Placenames".
^ "Placenames".
^ "Geographical survey". Statistical Yearbook of Norway 2008. Statistics Norway. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
^ "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 / 70.8633°N 9.0767°W / 70.8633; -9.0767

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[1] "Placenames".

[2] "Placenames".

[sta-2008-3] "Geographical survey". Statistical Yearbook of Norway 2008. Statistics Norway. Retrieved 12 February 2009.

[statkart--4] "Ytterpunkter for kongeriket Norge" (in Norwegian). Statens Kartverk. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2009.