Jan Mayen

Norsk bokmål: Jan Mayen, er en del av Norge, og er en 373 kvadratkilometer arktisk og vulkansk øy delvis dekt av isbreer. Øya ligger mellom Grønland og Nord-Norge på 71°N, 8°W. Øya består av fjell med toppen Beerenberg i nord som det høyeste på 2277 m.

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English: Jan Mayen Island, a part of the Kingdom of Norway, is a 373-square-kilometer arctic volcanic island partly covered by glaciers and divided into two parts by a narrow isthmus. It is located between Greenland and the north of Norway at 71°N, 8°W. The island is mountainous, the highest summit being Beerenberg in the north (2277 m).

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  Satellite shot of Jan Mayen island

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  Map of Jan Mayen

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  Beerenberg on Jan Mayen

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  Jan Mayen with Beerenberg

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  Weyprecht Glacier

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  Brielle Tower (Brielletårnet) and Kvalrossen

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  Satellite view of Jan Mayen island with a Von Kármán vortex street showned by cloud vortices, Greenland (on the top) and Norway (on the bottom) Seas

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  Satellite view of Jan Mayen island with a Von Kármán vortex street showned by cloud vortices, Greenland (on the left top side) and Norway (on the right bottom side) Seas

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  Arctic whaling in the eighteenth century. The ships are Dutch and the animals depicted are Bowhead Whales. Beerenburg on Jan Mayen Land can be seen in the background.

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  Ship's portrait of Whaleship Freya ca. 1854 Jan Mayen Land can be seen in the background

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  Hunting Seals (1863)