Kapp Muyen

Map of Jan Mayen

Kapp Muyen (English: Cape Muyden) is a cape just 107 m (350 ft) west of Beerenberg, the stratovolcano which forms the northeastern end of the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen.^[1] The point is named after the Dutch whaling master Willem Cornelisz. van Muyden,^[1] who was among the first to catch whales at Jan Mayen.

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^ ^a ^b "Kapp Muyen - Nes (Jan Mayen)". Norsk Polarinstitutt. 1 January 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2013.

Norwegian Polar Institute Place Names of Svalbard Database

Coordinates: 71°5.1′N 8°23.1′W / 71.0850°N 8.3850°W / 71.0850; -8.3850

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[npolar-1] "Kapp Muyen - Nes (Jan Mayen)". Norsk Polarinstitutt. 1 January 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2013.

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