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Hoepstockbukta (English: Hoepstock Bay) is a small cove on the western coast of the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen and is named after Mathijs Jansz. Hoepstock,[1] a Rotterdam whaler, who was the first to use the bay in 1616.[1] The cove is shown on Joan Blaeu's 1662 map of the island.[1]

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

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