Jan Mayen
island in the Arctic Ocean, part of Norway
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Summary
Jan Mayen is an island[1].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Svalbard and Jan Mayen[2]
- Country: Norway[3]
- Located in or next to body of water: Arctic Ocean[4], Greenland Sea[5], Norwegian Sea[6]
- Continent: Europe[7]
- Instance of: county[8], integral overseas territory[9], first-level administrative division[10]
- Capital: Olonkinbyen[11]
- Official language: Norwegian[12]
- Named after: Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout[13]
- Postal code: 8099[14]
- Highest point: Beerenberg[15]
- Significant event: discovery[16]
- Official website: http://jan.mayen.no/[17]
- Population: 18[18]
- Described by source: Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], Small Soviet Encyclopedia[22]
- Length: 54 km[23]
- Elevation above sea level: 2277 m[24]
- Area: 377 km²[25]
- Width: 15 km[26]
- Perimeter: 124,100 m[27]
- Geography of topic: geography of Jan Mayen[28]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Jan Mayen include it-class offshore patrol vessel[29], a ship class[30], in Norway[31]; Jan Mayensfield[32], an airport[33], in Norway[34]; and it hotspot[35], a hotspot[36], in Norway[37].
Why It Matters
Entities named for it include it-class offshore patrol vessel[29], a ship class[30], in Norway[31]; Jan Mayensfield[32], an airport[33], in Norway[34]; and it hotspot[35], a hotspot[36], in Norway[37].