Rekvedbukta (Jan Mayen)
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Rekvedbukta is an open bay on the central southern coast of the island of Jan Mayen
. Rekvedbukta is a corruption of Groote Hout Bay (Great Wood Bay), the name given to it by the Dutch
explorer Joris Carolus
in 1614. Carolus also called it Gouwenaers Bay, in honor of the master of his ship that year, Jacob de Gouwenaer.
Jan Mayen
Jan Mayen Island is a volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean and part of the Kingdom of Norway. It is long and 373 km2 in area, partly covered by glaciers . It has two parts: larger northeast Nord-Jan and smaller Sør-Jan, linked by an isthmus wide...
. Rekvedbukta is a corruption of Groote Hout Bay (Great Wood Bay), the name given to it by the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
explorer Joris Carolus
Joris Carolus
Joris Carolus was a Dutch cartographer and explorer. He served for both the Noordsche Compagnie and the Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie .-Career:...
in 1614. Carolus also called it Gouwenaers Bay, in honor of the master of his ship that year, Jacob de Gouwenaer.