Beerenberg

Beerenberg
Beerenberg, July 2011
Highest point
Elevation2,277 m (7,470 ft)
Prominence2,277 m (7,470 ft)
ListingUltra
Coordinates71°4′36″N 8°9′52″W / 71.07667°N 8.16444°W / 71.07667; -8.16444
Naming
Language of nameDutch
Geography
Beerenberg is located in North Atlantic
Beerenberg
Beerenberg
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionJanuary 1985
Climbing
First ascent1921 Wordie, Mercanton and Lethbridge[1]

Beerenberg is a stratovolcano dominating the northeastern end of the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen.[2] It is 2,277 m (7,470 ft) high and is the world's northernmost subaerial active volcano and the only active volcano in Norway.[3] The volcano is topped by a mostly ice-filled crater about one kilometre (58 mile) wide,[4] with numerous peaks along its rim including the highest summit, Haakon VII Toppen, on its western side.

  1. ^ Chetwode, Philip; et al. (1939). "The Imperial College Expedition to Jan Mayen Island: Discussion". The Geographical Journal. 94 (2): 131–134. Bibcode:1939GeogJ..94..131C. doi:10.2307/1787248. JSTOR 1787248.
  2. ^ "Jan Mayen: volcano in the freezer". Volcanocafe.org. 25 Aug 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Jan Mayen Expedition 1997 European Volcanological Society". Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Jan Mayen". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.