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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
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 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).
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).
Nov 14, 2020 · Jan Mayen - Jan Mayen. Jan Mayen, a constituent part of the Kingdom of Norway, is a 55-km-long (southwest-northeast) and 373-km² island in the Arctic Ocean, partly covered by glaciers. It has two parts: the larger Nord-Jan and the smaller Sør-Jan, both linked by an isthmus 2.5 km wide.
Location. Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland. Geographic coordinates. 71 00 N, 8 00 W. Map references. Arctic Region. Area. total: 377 sq km. land: 377 sq km. water: 0 sq km. country comparison to the world: 205. Area - comparative. slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC.
Oct 15, 2014 · Geography. 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.
