Beerenberg

Beerenberg rises 2,277 meters above sea level, featuring a one-kilometer-wide ice-filled crater and multiple glaciers flowing down its slopes to the sea.

The volcano experienced six documented eruptions between 1732 and 1985, with the 1970 event producing basalt flows through a six-kilometer-long fissure until January 1971.

Dutch whalers named the mountain Beerenberg, meaning Bear Mountain, after observing polar bears in the area during the early seventeenth century.

The mountain remains inaccessible to regular visitors due to its remote location, requiring specialized transportation and permits from Norwegian authorities for access.

Beerenberg holds the distinction of being the most northern active subaerial volcano on Earth, standing as the sole active volcano in Norway.

Location: Jan Mayen

Elevation above the sea: 2,277 m

GPS coordinates: 71.08191,-8.15506

Latest update: May 27, 2025 08:47