Puppebu (Tit Hut) is one of nine small cabins in the Norwegian

island An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been ...

Jan Mayen Jan Mayen () is a Norway, 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: la ...

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Svalbard and Jan Mayen Svalbard and Jan Mayen (, ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: SJ, ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: SJM, ISO 3166-1 numeric: 744) is a statistical designation defined by ISO 3166-1 for a collective grouping of two remote jurisdictions of Norway: Svalbard and Jan Mayen. While ...

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- 71grader.blogspot.com (in Norwegian) It is bordered by Walrus Bay (). Although Puppebu does not exceed 3 temporary inhabitants, there is a small stone road, called Jan Mayenveien, that runs from Puppebu on the north of the island to

Olonkinbyen Olonkinbyen (literally ''The Olonkin Town'') is the only settlement on the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen in Svalbard and Jan Mayen (aside from isolated cottage huts such as Puppebu). It was named after Russian-Norwegian explorer Gennady Olon ...

. Every month, a ship takes supplies to the town, but during the winter season it cannot be accessed from the bay because large blocks of ice form in the water. The name has been decided to be changed ('pupp' is a vulgar word referring to breasts). A new, more appropriate name has not been set per June 2025.

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Geography of Jan Mayen Populated places of Arctic Norway {{JanMayen-geo-stub