Maria Muschbukta

Maria Muschbukta (English: Maria Musch Bay) is an open bay between Fulgeberget ("Bird Mountain") and Kvalrossen, on the western coast of the island of Jan Mayen. It is named after Maria Musch, widow of merchant and shipowner Jan Jacobsz. Musch. She was a member of the Kleine Noordse Compagnie, which sent a ship to Jan Mayen in 1616.^[1] This ship was the first to use the bay to hunt whales. The name is shown on Joan Blaeu's 1662 map of the island.

Footnotes

↑ Dalgård (1962), p. 196

References

Dalgård, Sune (1962). Dansk-Norsk Hvalfangst 1615-1660: En Studie over Danmark-Norges Stilling i Europæisk Merkantil Expansion. G.E.C Gads Forlag.
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°59.7′N 8°31.1′W / 70.9950°N 8.5183°W / 70.9950; -8.5183

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