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Amsterdam Island[1][2][3] (Norwegian: Amsterdamøya) is a small island off the northwest coast of West-Spitsbergen. It is separated from Danes Island by the strait Danskegattet. Its total area is 16.8 km2. Its highest point is Hiertabreen, at 472 meters above sea level. The percentage of the island covered in ice is 11.5%.
History
Amsterdam Island was first seen by Willem Barents in 1596. The Dutch first occupied it in 1614 (the year in which it was probably named), building a temporary whaling station on the island's southeastern promontory. In 1619 a semi-permanent station was constructed. It came to be called Smeerenburg (Dutch for "Blubber Town"). The settlement went into decline in the 1640s, and was abandoned sometime before 1660.
References
- Mills, William James. 2003. Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia. Volume 1: A–L. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC Clio, p. 12.
- Peter Joseph Capelotti. 1999. By Airship to the North Pole: An Archaeology of Human Exploration. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, pp. xxi ff.
- Zeeberg, JaapJan. 2005. Into the Ice Sea: Barents' Wintering on Novaya Zemlya—A Renaissance Voyage of Discovery. Amsterdam: Rozenberg, pp. 121, 156.
- 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 of Svalbard Database
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[de] Amsterdamøya
Amsterdamøya (deutsch Amsterdaminsel, nicht zu verwechseln mit der Amsterdam-Insel im südlichen Indischen Ozean) ist eine unbewohnte Insel im äußersten Nordwesten des norwegischen Spitzbergen-Archipels und gehört zu Albert-I-Land. Im 17. Jahrhundert befand sich an ihrer Südostküste die damals bedeutendste niederländische Walfangstation Smeerenburg.- [en] Amsterdam Island (Spitsbergen)
[fr] Amsterdamøya
Amsterdamøya est une petite île inhabitée située dans le nord-ouest du Svalbard et entourée par la banquise presque toute l'année.[it] Amsterdamøya
Amsterdamøya (in italiano: Isola Amsterdam) è un'isola disabitata situata nella parte nord-occidentale dell'arcipelago norvegese delle isole Svalbard.[ru] Амстердам (остров, Шпицберген)
Остров Амстердам (норв. Amsterdamøya) — небольшой островок у северо-западного побережья Западного Шпицбергена.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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