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.
English: Jan Mayen Island, a part of the Kingdom of Norway, is a 373-square-kilometer arcticvolcanic 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).
Satellite shot of Jan Mayen island
Map of Jan Mayen
Beerenberg on Jan Mayen
Jan Mayen with Beerenberg
Weyprecht Glacier
Brielle Tower (Brielletårnet) and Kvalrossen
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
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
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.
Ship's portrait of Whaleship Freya ca. 1854 Jan Mayen Land can be seen in the background