Gouwenaerbåen

Gouwenaerbåen (English: Gouwenaer Reef) is a 10 m (33 ft) shoal or reef southeast of Eggøya, on the southern coast of Jan Mayen. It is named after the Dutch seafarer Jacob de Gouwenaer, who was master of the Orangienboom in 1614, when he had first come upon the island (although he had been preceded by another Dutch expedition as well as a French one the same year). His name had originally been attached to Rekvedbukta.

References

Norwegian Polar Institute Place Names of Svalbard Database

Jan Mayen

General

History
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Geography

Land features	Beerenberg Eggøya Høybergodden Kapp Muyen Kapp Wien Nordkapp Rooberg Rudolftoppen Sørkapp Trollsletta

Water features	Båtvika Eggøybukta Engelskbukta Gouwenaerbåen Hoepstockbukta Hornbækbukta Jamesonbukta Maria Muschbukta Nansenflua Nordlaguna Rekvedbukta Sjuhollendarbukta Sørlaguna Titeltbukta

Human features	Olonkinbyen

Infrastructure

Coordinates: 70°57.9′N 8°19.9′W / 70.9650°N 8.3317°W / 70.9650; -8.3317

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