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Background: This desolate mountainous island was named after a Dutch whaling captain who indisputably discovered it in 1614 (earlier claims are inconclusive). Visited only occasionally by seal hunters and trappers over the following centuries the island came under Norwegian sovereignty in 1929. The long dormant Beerenberg volcano resumed activity in 1970; it is the northernmost active volcano on earth.


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Location: Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland

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Area
Total: 373 km²
Land: 373 km²
Comparative: 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

Climate: Arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog

Terrain: Volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers
Lowest point: Norwegian Sea 0 m
Highest point: Haakon VII Toppen (Beerenberg) 2,277 m

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Natural resources: None

Land use
Arable land: 0%
Permanent crops: 0%
Permanent pastures: 0%
Forests and woodland: 0%
Other: 100%

Irrigated land: 0 km²

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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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Environment
Current issues: NA
Current issues Natural hazards: dominated by the volcano Beerenberg; volcanic activity resumed in 1970
International agreements: NA
International agreements note: Barren volcanic island with some moss and grass

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Country name
Conventional long form: none
Conventional short form: Jan Mayen

Government type: Territory of Norway

Capital: None; administered from Oslo, Norway, through a governor (sysselmann) resident in Longyearbyen (Svalbard; however, authority has been delegated to a station commander of the Norwegian Defense Communication Service

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Independence: None (territory of Norway)

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Flag description: The flag of Norway is used

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Economy 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.

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Electricity
Capacity: 15,000 kW
Production: 40 million kWh
Consumption per capita: NA kWh (1992)

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Telephones

Telephone system: NA telephones
Local: NA
Intercity: NA
International: NA

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Airports: 1
914 to 1523 m: 1

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Disputes international

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