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Oct 15, 2014 · Jan Mayen’s volcanic landscape is punctuated by lush and brilliant green moss beds. Photograph by Michele L. Huppert. Humans. Like so many places in the Arctic, Jan Mayen has an interesting history of exploration and exploitation.
- A Tough Place to Visit
- Might Be 15,000 Years Old
- Looking For Undisturbed Lake Bottom
- Systematic Data Collection
- On The Hunt For Boring Areas
- Several Ice Ages on A Young Island
For the first time, scientists will measure variations in the glacier’s extent and collect data from as far back in time as is possible on this young island, which is a mere 400,000 years old. They will also try to reconstruct what the climate was like here in the period after the ice retreated for the last time about 15,000 years ago, in part by a...
NGU will take core samples from the lake bed to attempt to document climate history on Jan Mayen for the last 10,000 to 15,000 years. But this is a simplification. “We want to collect data from as long a period as possible, and we don’t really know how old the oldest sediments in the lake bottom are,” says postdoctoral fellow Johanna Kristina Anjar...
Before they take these core samples, NGU researchers want to know as much as possible about North Lagoon. The main purpose of the AUV (autonomous, or unmanned, underwater vehicle) survey was to find an optimum location for the core samples. The samples have to be taken where the sediments are soft. The reason for taking samples from this lake is th...
This was the first time the bottom of North Lagoon was mapped with an AUV, which examines the bottom of the lagoon systematically. “The use of modern underwater vehicles like the AUV and ROV makes it possible to map an entire lake in the course of one work day,” says Professor Ludvigsen. These tools make data collection more efficient, and research...
“We’re mostly on the lookout for the most boring-looking areas in North Lagoon, ones with a flat and monotonous bottom covered with lots of fine-grained sediment, “ says Larsen. These areas provide the best conditions for researchers to find thick layers of sediments that have largely remained undisturbed where they were first deposited, without su...
Another special feature on Jan Mayen is the island’s active Beerenberg Volcano. Its volcanic activity has persisted through several ice ages. “The oldest known rocks on the island are nearly half a million years old, and that’s young from a geological perspective,” says Larsen. Having volcanic activity at the same time that the island is covered by...
The landscape on Jan Mayen is influenced by the volcanic origin of the island. The northernmost active volcano in the world which rises above sea level is located on the northern part of the island. Beerenberg is a majestic volcano, towering to a height of 2277 metres, and having regular sides which slope at about 30° around the Central Crater ...
SJ. Jan Mayen ( Urban East Norwegian: [jɑn ˈmɑ̀ɪən]) [1] is a Norwegian volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean with no permanent population. It is 55 km (34 mi) long (southwest-northeast) and 373 km 2 (144 sq mi) in area, partly covered by glaciers (an area of 114.2 km 2 (44.1 sq mi) around the Beerenberg volcano ).
The island. Jan Mayen is a remote Norwegian island located at 71°N/8°W in the Arctic Ocean, about 600 kilometers northeast of Iceland, 500 km east of Greenland, and approximately 1000 km west of Norway. The island is approximately 55 km long from southwest to northeast and covers an area of about 373 square kilometers (see map).
Jan Mayen: The Isolated Volcanic Outpost. In stark contrast to the bustling human activity on Svalbard, Jan Mayen is an isolated and uninhabited volcanic island located far to the west. Its isolation and challenging terrain make it one of the most remote and least-visited places on Earth.
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At Greenland Sea: Bid adieu to Jan Mayen and continue sailing north to the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norway. Onboard, you can mingle with fellow guests in the lounge and swap expedition stories and photographs. Head to the bridge and admire scenic views of the rugged Arctic landscape.
