Jan Mayen

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Jan Mayen is a remote volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean administered by Norway, known for its harsh climate, military and meteorological stations, and proximity to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arctic island
settlement
stratovolcano
volcanic island
administeredBy Norway
area approximately 377 square kilometres
country Norway
elevation 2277 metres
governedAs unincorporated area of Norway
hasAverageTemperature below freezing in winter
cool in summer
hasClimate Arctic climate
harsh climate
hasCoastlineLength about 124 kilometres
hasDiscoveryPeriod early 17th century
hasHighestPoint Beerenberg
hasICAOCode ENJA
hasImportantFeature active volcano
bird cliffs
glaciers
hasISO3166Code SJ
hasLegalStatus demilitarised for civilians
hasMainEconomicActivity meteorology
military operations
research
hasMainLanguage Norwegian
hasPopulation seasonal personnel
hasPrimaryAccessMode aircraft
ship
hasRunwaySurface gravel
hasSettlement Olonkinbyen
hasStation meteorological station
military station
hasSurroundingSeaIceSeason long
isImportantFor Arctic meteorological observations
seabird breeding
length approximately 55 kilometres
locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Norwegian Sea
locatedOn Jan Mayen
Jan Mayen
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
namedAfter Jan Jacobszoon Mayen
partOf Kingdom of Norway
sharesISO3166CodeWith Svalbard
sovereignState Norway
timeZone UTC+01:00
UTC+02:00
uninhabitedPermanently true
width up to 15 kilometres


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