Engelskbukta (

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

: ''English Bay'') is a broad, open bay mid-way up the west coast of the Norwegian island of

Jan Mayen Jan Mayen () is a Norwegian volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean with no permanent population. It is long (southwest-northeast) and in area, partly covered by glaciers (an area of around the Beerenberg volcano). It has two parts: larger ...

. It lies between Kapp Rudsen and Kvalrossen, comprising Kvalrossbukta and Tømmerbukta. Presumably this is where the English resorted to in 1616, when they sent their first whaling ships to the island. The Dutch whalers called it ''Noordbaai'' (North Bay) and used it for one of their two main

whaling station Whaling is the process of hunting of whales for their usable products such as meat and blubber, which can be turned into a type of oil that became increasingly important in the Industrial Revolution. It was practiced as an organized industry a ...

s. In 1632 two Basque whaling ships plundered the station, causing the Dutch to send a wintering party of seven men in 1633–34. All perished. Altes Grabkreuz für einen tapferen Holländer

Altes Grabkreuz für einen tapferen Holländer

References

* * Norwegian Polar Institut
Place Names of Svalbard Database
Bays of Jan Mayen Whaling stations in Norway {{JanMayen-geo-stub