Moffen

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Moffen, clearly labelled on this map, is on the northern coast of Spitsbergen.
Moffen, clearly labelled on this map, is on the northern coast of Spitsbergen.

Moffen is a small, low island north of the mouth of Wijdefjorden, on the northern coast of Spitsbergen, the largest island of the Svalbard archipelago. The island was first labelled on a map by Hendrick Doncker, of Amsterdam, in 1655. It is an important haul-out area for Walrus and nesting site for birds.

[edit] References

  • 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

Coordinates: 80°00′N, 14°30′E

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