Nordlaguna – A unique lake basin at the foot of the Beerenberg volcano, Jan Mayen, containing partially enigmatic sediments by Svante Björck, Malin E. Kylander, Eiliv Larsen, Astrid Lyså, Marianne Christoffersen, Martin Ludvigsen, Stefan Wastegård

“…Sediments from the only permanent lake on the island of Jan Mayen (71°N, 08°30′W), Lake Nordlaguna (NL), were investigated. The lake, with an area of ∼1 km2, is situated at the foot of the world's northernmost active subaerial volcano and is separated from the sea by a 150–240 m wide beach barrier, which reaches 4–5 m above sea level. …”
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Volcanical and surficial process constraints on the formation of a lake basin in Jan Mayen, Norway by Eiliv Larsen, Astrid Lyså, Svante Björck, Morgan Ganerød, Armann Höskuldsson, Roelant van der Lelij, Georgios Tassis

“…The volcanic island of Jan Mayen, located in the Norwegian – Greenland Sea, has very few lake basins out of which only one, Lake Nordlaguna, holds a permanent lake throughout the year. …”
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