Jan Mayen
- Geography
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
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Note:
barren volcanic island with some moss and grass
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Aera |
Total: total: 373 sq km
Rank:
203
Land: land: 373 sq km
Water: water: 0 sq km
Area
- comparative: slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
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Boundaries |
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Boundaries total: 0 km
Boundaries detail:
Coastline: 124.1 km
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Climate |
arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog
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Terrain |
volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers
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Elevation extremes |
lowest
point: Norwegian Sea 0 m
highest point: Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg 2,277 m
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Land use |
Arable land: arable land: 0%
Irrigated land: 0 sq km
Permanent crops: 0%
Permanent pastures: 0%
Forests and woodland: 0%
Other: 100% (2005)
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Natural hazards |
dominated by the volcano Beerenberg; volcanic activity resumed in 1970; the most recent eruption occurred in 1985
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Environment |
current issues: NA
international agreements
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Maritime claims |
territorial sea: territorial sea: 4 nm
contiguous zone: contiguous zone: 10 nm
exclusive economic zone: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive fishing zone:
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