Beerenberg, Jan Mayen

Name: Beerenberg
Address: Jan Mayen, Norway

#1 among attractions in Jan Mayen

Nature, Top attraction, Natural attraction, Volcano

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Beerenberg is a stratovolcano dominating the northeastern end of the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen. It is 2,277 m high and is the world's northernmost subaerial active volcano. The volcano is topped by a mostly ice-filled crater about 1 km wide, with numerous peaks along its rim including the highest summit, Haakon VII Toppen, on its western side. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1921Last eruption: 1985Elevation: 7470 ftProminence: 7470 ftCoordinates: 71°4'36"N, 8°9'52"W

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Beerenberg – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kjerulf Glacier, Weyprecht Glacier, Kjerulfbreen, Beerenberg.

3 miN
Natural feature
Kjerulf Glacier, Jan Mayen
78 min walk • Kjerulf Glacier is a glacier in Jan Mayen. It begins at the Hakluyttoppen slope, in the outer crater edge of the Beerenberg. The Kjerulf Glacier and both its neighbors, the Weyprecht Glacier in the west and the Svend-Foyn Glacier in the east, are the most active glaciers in the island.
2.3 miN
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Weyprecht Glacier, Jan Mayen
59 min walk • Weyprecht Glacier is a glacier in Jan Mayen. It is the longest glacier located in the Beerenberg area. The glacier is named after Austro-Hungarian Arctic explorer Karl Weyprecht.
3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Kjerulfbreen, Jan Mayen
78 min walk • Kjerulfbreen is a glacier in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 7.5 kilometers, and is debouching into the Trygghamna bay at the northern side of Isfjorden. The glacier is named after Norwegian geologist Theodor Kjerulf.
0.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Beerenberg, Jan Mayen
12 min walk • Beerenberg is a stratovolcano dominating the northeastern end of the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen. It is 2,277 m high and is the world's northernmost subaerial active volcano.

Beerenberg, Jan Mayen

Facts and practical information

Beerenberg – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Kjerulf Glacier, Jan Mayen

Weyprecht Glacier, Jan Mayen

Kjerulfbreen, Jan Mayen

Beerenberg, Jan Mayen