Beerenberg
Sign in to saveBeerenberg is a stratovolcano dominating the northeastern end of the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen. It is high and is the world's northernmost subaerial active volcano and the only active volcano in Norway. The volcano is topped by a mostly ice-filled crater about wide, with numerous peaks along its rim including the highest summit, Haakon VII Toppen, on its western side.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Beerenberg
- Mountain.image
- Beerenberg Jan Mayen.JPG
- Mountain.image_caption
- Beerenberg, July 2011
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 2277
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 2277
- Mountain.listing
- Ultra
- Mountain.map
- North Atlantic
- Mountain.map_size
- 200
- Mountain.label
- Beerenberg
- Mountain.label_position
- Bottom
- Mountain.language
- Dutch
- Mountain.location
- Jan Mayen, Norway
- Mountain.type
- Stratovolcano
- Mountain.last_eruption
- January 1985
- Mountain.first_ascent
- 1921 Wordie, Mercanton and Lethbridge
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Beerenberg is a stratovolcano dominating the northeastern end of the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen. It is high and is the world's northernmost subaerial active volcano and the only active volcano in Norway. The volcano is topped by a mostly ice-filled crater about wide, with numerous peaks along its rim including the highest summit, Haakon VII Toppen, on its western side.
== Name == Its name is Dutch for "Bear Mountain" and comes from the polar bears seen there by Dutch whalers in the early 17th century.
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