Jan Mayen

Jan Mayen as the 1997 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 38 fields, one of 36 editions from 1990 to 2025.

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Position71 00 N, 8 00 W
Area373 sq km
LocationNorthern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the
Populationas each edition published it
Not in this edition 2,000 in 2000

Geography

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

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Land useshare of 373 sq km

forests and woodland 0%other 100%arable land 0% in all · permanent crops 0% in all · permanent pastures 0% in all · irrigated 0 sq km (1993)
Area
373sq km
land: 373 sq kmwater: 0 sq kmslightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Coastline
124.1km
land boundaries: 0 kmcontiguous zone : 10 nmcontinental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitationexclusive economic zone: 200 nmterritorial sea: 4 nm
Highest point
2,277m
Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberglowest point: Norwegian Sea 0 m

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

Climate

arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog

Terrain

volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers

Natural hazards

dominated by the volcano Beerenberg; volcanic activity resumed in 1970

Environment - international agreements

party to :
NA
signed, but not ratified:
NA

Geography - note

barren volcanic island with some moss and grass

People

1 field

Population

no permanent inhabitants note: there are personnel who operate the Long Range Navigation (Loran) C base and the weather and coastal services radio station

Government

4 fields

Country name

conventional long form :
none
conventional short form:
Jan Mayen

Dependency status

  • territory of Norway;
  • 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

Flag description

the flag of Norway is used

Economy

Jan Mayen is a volcanic island with no exploitable | natural resources.

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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.

Communications

5 fields

Telephone system

domestic:
NA
international:
NA

Radio broadcast stations

AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA note: radio and meteorological station

Transportation

4 fields

Highways

total:
NA km
paved :
NA km
unpaved:
NA km

Ports and harbors

none; offshore anchorage only

Airports

1 (1996 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways

total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (1996 est.)

Military

1 field

Military - note

defense is the responsibility of Norway

Transnational Issues

1 field

Cite this entry

Central Intelligence Agency. “Jan Mayen.” The World Factbook 1997. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/jan-mayen/1997.