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- @node Header (Jan Mayen)
- @section Header (Jan Mayen)
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- @display
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- Affiliation:
- (territory of Norway)
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- @node Geography (Jan Mayen)
- @section Geography (Jan Mayen)
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- @display
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- Location:
- in the North Atlantic Ocean, north of the Arctic Circle about 590 km
- north-northeast of Iceland, between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea
- Map references:
- Arctic Region
- Area:
- total area:
- 373 km2
- land area:
- 373 km2
- comparative area:
- slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
- Land boundaries:
- 0 km
- Coastline:
- 124.1 km
- Maritime claims:
- contiguous zone:
- 10 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200 m depth or to depth of exploitation
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 4 nm
- International disputes:
- Denmark has challenged Norway's maritime claims between Greenland and Jan
- Mayen
- Climate:
- arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog
- Terrain:
- volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers; Beerenberg is the highest peak,
- with an elevation of 2,277 meters
- Natural resources:
- none
- Land use:
- arable land:
- 0%
- permanent crops:
- 0%
- meadows and pastures:
- 0%
- forest and woodland:
- 0%
- other:
- 100%
- Irrigated land:
- 0 km2
- Environment:
- barren volcanic island with some moss and grass; volcanic activity resumed
- in 1970
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- @node People (Jan Mayen)
- @section People (Jan Mayen)
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- @display
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- Population:
- no permanent inhabitants; note - there are personnel who man the LORAN C
- base and the weather and coastal services radio station
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- @node Government (Jan Mayen)
- @section Government (Jan Mayen)
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- @display
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- Names:
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Jan Mayen
- Digraph:
- JN
- Type:
- territory of Norway
- Capital:
- none; administered from Oslo, Norway, through a governor (sysselmann)
- resident in Longyearbyen (Svalbard)
- Independence:
- none (territory of Norway)
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- @node Economy (Jan Mayen)
- @section Economy (Jan Mayen)
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- @display
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- Overview:
- Jan Mayen is a volcanic island with no exploitable natural resources.
- Economic activity is limited to providing services for employees of Norway's
- radio and meteorological stations located on the island.
- Electricity:
- 15,000 kW capacity; 40 million kWh produced, NA kWh per capita (1992)
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- @node Communications (Jan Mayen)
- @section Communications (Jan Mayen)
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- @display
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- Ports:
- none; offshore anchorage only
- Airports:
- total:
- 1
- useable:
- 1
- with permanent-surface runways:
- 0
- with runways over 3,659 m:
- 0
- with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
- 0
- with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
- 1
- Telecommunications:
- radio and meteorological station
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- @node Defense Forces (Jan Mayen)
- @section Defense Forces (Jan Mayen)
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- @display
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- Note:
- defense is the responsibility of Norway
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