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Svalbard. Both Svalbard and Jan Mayen consist almost entirely of Arctic wilderness, such as at Bellsund in Svalbard. Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic about midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. The group of islands range from 74° to 81° north latitude, and from 10° to 35° east longitude.
The three new Jan Mayen-class ships are armed with a 57 mm (2.2 in) main gun and are capable of operating up to two medium-sized helicopters. The ships have a maximum speed is 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) with more than 60 days endurance and the complement is up to 100 people. The first ship, KV Jan Mayen, was delivered in early 2023.
- 1,718 m (5,636 ft)
- 62,045 km² (23,956 sq mi) (not ranked)
- 917x
Although administered separately, in the ISO 3166-1 standard, Jan Mayen and Svalbard are collectively designated as Svalbard and Jan Mayen, with the two-letter country code "SJ". Jan Mayen is home to Beerenberg, which is the northernmost subaerial active volcano in the world.
- 377 km² (146 sq mi)
- 0 (up to 35 non-permanent residents)
- 2,277 m (7470 ft)
- Arctic Ocean
Oct 15, 2014 · Jan Mayen is the most northerly island along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, with a history of whaling, fox trapping, and military presence. Learn about its geography, climate, geology, and protection from a teacher's perspective.
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: 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.
Country name. conventional long form: none conventional short form: Svalbard (sometimes referred to as Spitsbergen, the largest island in the archipelago) etymology: 12th century Norse accounts speak of the discovery of a "Svalbard" - literally "cold shores" - but they may have referred to Jan Mayen Island or eastern Greenland; the archipelago was traditionally known as Spitsbergen, but Norway ...
