Lægerneset
Lægerneset (English: Camp Point) is a point on the eastern side of Recherche Fjord, Svalbard. It was once known as "Whale Head" or "Edge's Point", which was named after the English merchant and whaler Thomas Edge. An English whaling station was situated on the point in the first half of the 17th century.
Coordinates: 77°31′30″N 14°45′12″E / 77.52500°N 14.75333°E
References[]
- Norwegian Polar Institute: Place names in Norwegian polar areas
Categories:
- Whaling stations in Norway
- 1615 establishments in Norway
- Peninsulas of Spitsbergen
- Former populated places in Svalbard
- Whaling in Norway
- Whaling in the United Kingdom
- Spitsbergen geography stubs