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Jan Mayen (territory of Norway) Geography 1999
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
Area:
Areacomparative: slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 124.1 km
Maritime claims:
Climate: arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog Terrain: volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers
Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: none
Land use:
Irrigated land: 0 sq km (1993) Natural hazards: dominated by the volcano Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg; volcanic activity resumed in 1970 Environmentcurrent issues: NA
Environmentinternational agreements:
Geographynote: barren volcanic island with some moss and grass
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