Hopen
Sign in to saveisland in the southeastern part of the Svalbard archipelago, Norway
Key facts
- Location
- Arctic Ocean
- Archipelago
- Svalbard
- Area
- 47 km (18 sq mi)
- Length
- 33 km (20.5 mi)
- Width
- 2 km (1.2 mi)
- Highest elevation
- 370 m (1210 ft)
- Highest point
- Iversenfjellet
- Official name
- Hopen
- Designated
- 12 November 2010
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Encyclopedic overview
Hopen is an island in the southeastern part of the Svalbard archipelago (Norway). Hopen was discovered in 1596 by Jan Cornelisz Rijp during the third expedition by Willem Barentsz, trying to find the Northeast Passage. Later, in 1613, its name was given by Thomas Marmaduke of Hull, who named it after his former command, the Hopewell.
The Norwegian Meteorological Institute since 1947 operates a staffed weather station on the island with a staff of four persons. For the welfare of the crew, there are three cabins available on the island for their use.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hopen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.