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The geology of Jan Mayen is part of the larger Jan Mayen Ridge, an undersea volcanic ridge that forms the boundary of the Iceland Plateau to the northeast. North of the island, the sea floor slopes steeply, plunging a depth of greater than two kilometers in the vicinity of Jan Mayen Rift Zone. The region is highly tectonically active, at the ...
Apr 28, 2022 · An early map of Jan Mayen by Dutch cartographer Johannes Blaeu in 1662. The over-emphasis of the volcano—which has a glaciated summit that stands at 2,277 metres—hints at the feature's ...
Beerenberg volcano on Jan Mayen island, Norway. Jan Mayen, island, part of the Kingdom of Norway, in the Greenland Sea of the Arctic Ocean, about 300 mi (500 km) east of Greenland. It is approximately 35 mi long and 9 mi across at its widest point, with an area of 144 sq mi (373 sq km). It is the peak of a submarine volcanic ridge, and ...
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Jan Mayen. Jan Mayen is a volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean and a part of the Kingdom of Norway. It is 55 km (34 mi) long (southwest-northeast) and 373 km² (144 sq mi) in area, partly covered by glaciers (an area of 114.2 km (71.0 mi) around the Beerenberg volcano). It has two parts: larger northeast Nord-Jan and smaller Sor-Jan, linked by a ...
Kort over Jan Mayen. 71°2′47″N 8°13′49″V. Jan Mayen er en 373 km² stor arktisk ø, delvist dækket af gletsjere. Her ligger også Norges eneste aktive vulkan, Beerenberg, der med sin højde på 2.277 meter er et af Norges højeste bjerge. Jan Mayen er en del af kongeriget Norge, og er ikke omfattet af Svalbardtraktaten .
Nov 22, 2014 · English: Jan Mayen Island, a part of the Kingdom of Norway, is a 373-square-kilometer arctic volcanic island partly covered by glaciers and divided into two parts by a narrow isthmus. It is located between Greenland and the north of Norway at 71°N, 8°W. The island is mountainous, the highest summit being Beerenberg in the north (2277 m).
