Trollsletta

Trollsletta ("The Troll Plain") is a coastal plain of Jan Mayen. It has a length of about 1,400 meters, and is located on the southern side of the island, inside the southwestern part of the bay Rekvedbukta, between Båtvika and Helenesanden.[1][2] The only settlement of Jan Mayen, Olonkinbyen, is located at Trollsletta.[3] The coast consists of low and splintered cliffs.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Trollsletta (Jan Mayen)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  2. ↑ Orvin, Anders K. (1960). "The place-names of Jan Mayen". Skrifter 120. Norsk Polarinstitutt. p. 60.
  3. ↑ "Olonkinbyen (Jan Mayen)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  4. ↑ Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 404. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.

Coordinates: 70°55′17″N 8°42′56″W / 70.9215°N 8.7156°W