Beerenberg is a stratovolcano dominating the northeastern end of the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen. It is 2,277 m high and is the world's northernmost subaerial active volcano and the only active volcano in Norway. The volcano is topped by a mostly ice-filled crater about one kilometre wide, with numerous peaks along its rim including the highe…
Beerenberg is a stratovolcano dominating the northeastern end of the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen. It is 2,277 m high and is the world's northernmost subaerial active volcano and the only active volcano in Norway. The volcano is topped by a mostly ice-filled crater about one kilometre wide, with numerous peaks along its rim including the highest summit, Haakon VII Toppen, on its western side.
Elevation: 2,277 m (7,470 ft)
Prominence: 2,277 m (7,470 ft)
Listing: Ultra
Language of name: Dutch
Mountain type: Stratovolcano
Last eruption: January 1985
First ascent: 1921 Wordie, Mercanton and Lethbridge
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