Ryke Yseøyane

Ryke Yseøyane is a group of several small islands off the east coast of Edgeøya. The islands are named after the Dutch whaler Ryke Yse of Vlieland, who discovered them about 1640-45. The group was first marked by Hendrick Doncker, of Amsterdam, in 1663. Two Norwegian polar bear hunters wintered on Ryke Yseøyane for two subsequent winters in 1967-69. During the second winter, one of them was lost in drifting ice.

References

• Conway, W. M. 1906. No Man’s Land: A History of Spitsbergen from Its Discovery in 1596 to the Beginning of the Scientific Exploration of the Country. Cambridge: At the University Press.
• Norwegian Polar Institute Place names in Norwegian polar areas

External links

• Ryke Yseøyane virtual tour

Coordinates: 77°40′N 25°00′E / 77.667°N 25.000°E