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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 ).
- 377 km² (146 sq mi)
- 0 (up to 35 non-permanent residents)
- 2,277 m (7470 ft)
- Arctic Ocean
Jun 22, 2017 · Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents. Summary [edit]. Camera location: 71° 00′ 00″ N, 8° 30′ 00″ W
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Nov 14, 2020 · This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Jan Mayen, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Jan Mayen. The Island of Jan Mayen, discovered by Henry Hudson in 1607, is annexed by Norway in 1929. Jan Mayen is administered as part of mainland ...
Mar 28, 2010 · English: Location map for Jan Mayen Microcontinent using screenshot from NASA's WorldWind software, with plate boundaries added. Active spreading centres in red, inactive in yellow.
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). It is the peak of a submarine volcanic ridge, and.
