&sq=&lang=&file=File:Hopen_map.svg) Hopen in the southeast. | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Svalbard_relief_location_map_conic.jpg)  Hopen Location of the island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Arctic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 76°33′N 25°7′E / 76.550°N 25.117°E |
| Archipelago | Svalbard |
| Area | 47 km2 (18 sq mi) |
| Length | 33 km (20.5 mi) |
| Width | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 370 m (1210 ft) |
| Highest point | Iversenfjellet |
| Administration | |
Norway | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 4 |
| Official name | Hopen |
| Designated | 12 November 2010 |
| Reference no. | 1957[1] |
Hopen is an island in the southeastern part of the Svalbard archipelago (Norway). Hopen was discovered in 1596 by Jan Cornelisz Rijp during the third expedition by Willem Barentsz, trying to find the Northeast Passage. Later, in 1613, its name was given by Thomas Marmaduke of Hull, who named it after his former command, the Hopewell.
The Norwegian Meteorological Institute since 1947 operates a staffed weather station on the island with a staff of four persons. For the welfare of the crew, there are three cabins available on the island for their use. [2][3][4]
- ^ "Hopen". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Svalbard Arctic out post at strategic crossroads September 9, 1980 Christian Science Monitor Retrieved August 15, 2017
- ^ Umbreit, Andreas Bradt Svalbard: Spitzbergen with Frank Josef Land & Jan Mayen page 132 Retrieved August 15, 2017
- ^ "Hopen - The Cruise Handbook for Svalbard". cruise-handbook.npolar.no. Retrieved 2023-08-31.