Beerenberg
Volcano on Jan Mayen island / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the volcano. For the financial company, see Berenberg Bank. For other uses, see Beerenberg (disambiguation).
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 (5⁄8 mile) wide,[4] with numerous peaks along its rim including the highest summit, Haakon VII Toppen, on its western side.
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Beerenberg | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,277 m (7,470 ft) |
Prominence | 2,277 m (7,470 ft) |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 71°4′36″N 8°9′52″W |
Naming | |
Language of name | Dutch |
Geography | |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | January 1985 |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1921 Wordie, Mercanton and Lethbridge[1] |
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