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Jan Mayen (Urban East Norwegian: [jɑn ˈmɑ̀ɪən]) 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 ).
- 377 km² (146 sq mi)
- 0 (up to 35 non-permanent residents)
- 2,277 m (7470 ft)
- Arctic Ocean
Nov 14, 2023 · barren volcanic spoon-shaped island with some moss and grass flora; island consists of two parts: a larger northeast Nord-Jan (the spoon "bowl") and the smaller Sor-Jan (the "handle"), linked by a 2.5 km-wide isthmus (the "stem") with two large lakes, Sorlaguna (South Lagoon) and Nordlaguna (North Lagoon)
Oct 15, 2014 · Jan Mayen is approximately 34 miles long and a bit over a mile wide at its narrowest. On the map, it looks like a spoon with a thin handle to the southwest, the large bowl of the active 7,470-foot high volcano Beerenberg in the northeast, and a narrow saddle of land in the middle.
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).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 28, 2022 · The volcanic island of Jan Mayen sprouts from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR) at 71 o north between the Greenland and the Norwegian Seas, 500-km above the Arctic Circle.
Jan Mayen was formed by the Jan Mayen hotspot and is defined by geologists as a microcontinent. Jan Mayen is a Norwegian volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean with no permanent population. It is 55 km (34 mi) long (southwest-northeast) and 373 km2 (144 sq mi) in area, partly covered by glaciers.
Jan Mayen. Jan Mayen is an island situated at 71°N 8°30'V, about 1000 km west of mainland Norway and 550 km northeast of Island . The island is 53 km long and covers 377 km2. As recently as 1985 there was an eruption from the volcano Beerenberg (2277 m) on the island - the world´s northernmost volcano above sea level, and Norway's only ...
