Jan Mayen
NASA satellite image of Jan Mayen, Beerenberg covered with snow
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Arctic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 70°59′N 8°32′W / 70.983°N 8.533°WCoordinates: 70°59′N 8°32′W / 70.983°N 8.533°W |
| Area | 377 km2 (146 sq mi) |
| Coastline | 124,100 m (407,200 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,277 m (7,470 ft) |
| Highest point | Beerenberg |
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| Largest settlement | Olonkinbyen (pop. 35) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (up to 35 non-permanent residents) |
Jan Mayen is a volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean and a part of Norway. It is 55 km (34 mi) long (southwest-northeast) and 373 km2 (144 sq mi) in area, partly covered by glaciers (an area of 114.2 km (71.0 mi) around the Beerenberg volcano). It has two parts: larger northeast Nord-Jan and smaller Sør-Jan, linked by a 2.5 km (1.6 mi) wide isthmus. It lies 600 km (370 mi) northeast of Iceland (495 km (305 mi) NE of Kolbeinsey), 500 km (310 mi) east of central Greenland and 1,000 km (620 mi) west of the North Cape, Norway. The island is mountainous, the highest summit being the Beerenberg volcano in the north. The isthmus is the location of the two largest lakes of the island, Sørlaguna (South Lagoon), and Nordlaguna (North Lagoon). A third lake is called Ullerenglaguna (Ullereng Lagoon). Jan Mayen was formed by the Jan Mayen hotspot.
Although administered separately, Svalbard and Jan Mayen are collectively assigned the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code "SJ".
Jan Mayen Island has one exploitable natural resource, gravel, from the site at Trongskaret. Other than this, economic activity is limited to providing services for employees of Norway's radio communications and meteorological stations located on the island. Jan Mayen has one unpaved airstrip, Jan Mayensfield, which is about 1,585 m (5,200 ft) long. The 124.1 km (77.1 mi) coast has no ports or harbours, only offshore anchorages.
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