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Hoepstockbukta

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Hoepstockbukta, or Hoepstock Bay, is a small cove on the western coast of the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen. It is named after Mathijs Jansz. Hoepstock, a Rotterdam whaler who first used the bay in 1616. The cove is shown on a 1662 map of the island by Joan Blaeu. Coordinates: 70.9300°N, 8.8883°W.


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