CIA World Fact Book, 2004/Jan Mayen


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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 Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg volcano resumed activity in 1970; it is the northernmost active volcano on earth.
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!| Location: !| Geographic coordinates: !| Map references: !| Area: water: 0 sq km land: 373 sq km !| Area - comparative: !| Land boundaries: !| Coastline: !| Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 10 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 nm !| Climate: !| Terrain: !| Elevation extremes: highest point: Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg 2,277 m !| Natural resources: !| Land use: permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001) !| Irrigated land: !| Natural hazards: !| Environment - current issues: !| Geography - note:
 * Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland
 * 71 00 N, 8 00 W
 * Arctic Region
 * total: 373 sq km
 * slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
 * 0 km
 * 124.1 km
 * territorial sea: 4 nm
 * arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog
 * volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers
 * lowest point: Norwegian Sea 0 m
 * none
 * arable land: 0%
 * 0 sq km (1998 est.)
 * dominated by the volcano Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg; volcanic activity resumed in 1970
 * NA
 * barren volcanic island with some moss and grass
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!| Population: note: personnel operate the Long Range Navigation (Loran-C) base and the weather and coastal services radio station (July 2004 est.)
 * no indigenous inhabitants
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!| Country name: conventional short form: Jan Mayen !| Dependency status: !| Legal system: !| Flag description:
 * conventional long form: none
 * territory of Norway; since August 1994, administered from Oslo through the county governor (fylkesmann) of Nordland; however, authority has been delegated to a station commander of the Norwegian Defense Communication Service
 * the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply
 * 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 on the island.
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!| Radio broadcast stations: note: there is one radio and meteorological station (1998) !| Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
 * AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA
 * 13 (Jan Mayen and Svalbard) (2000)
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!| Ports and harbors: !| Airports: !| Airports - with unpaved runways: 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
 * none; offshore anchorage only
 * 1 (2003 est.)
 * total: 1
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!| Military - note:
 * defense is the responsibility of Norway
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