Olonkinbyen
The sole settlement on the remote Norwegian Arctic island of Jan Mayen, Olonkinbyen sits on the eastern coast amid mountain terrain, with the island's highest southern peak just a few kilometres away. Named after Russian-Norwegian Arctic explorer Gennady Olonkin, who served on the island between 1928 and 1936, the hamlet has no permanent residents — only rotating military and meteorological personnel who staff the weather station, airfield, and scientific instruments including seismographs and a magnetometer.
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- Population14
- Nearest water from center 0.7 km0.4 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 1.7 km1.1 mi
Olonkinbyen: quick answers
Where is Olonkinbyen?
Olonkinbyen is in Svalbard & Jan Mayen.
What's the weather like in Olonkinbyen?
The warmest month is August, averaging 6°C43°F across day and night; the coolest is March, at -4°C26°F. The wettest month is December, with about 92 mm3.6 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)