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:
Europe
Area:
Area - comparative: Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline: Maritime claims:
Climate: Terrain: Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: Land use:
Irrigated land: Natural hazards: Environment - current issues: Geography - note:
total:
377 sq km
country comparison to the world: 205
land:
377 sq km
water:
0 sq km
slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
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124.1 km
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territorial sea:
4 nm
contiguous zone:
10 nm
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
continental shelf:
200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog
volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers
lowest point:
Norwegian Sea 0 m
highest point:
Haakon VII Toppen on Beerenberg 2,277 m
note:
Beerenberg volcano has numerous peaks; the highest point on the volcano rim is named Haakon VII Toppen, after Norway's first king following the reestablishment of Norwegian independence in 1905
none
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
other:
100% (2011)
0 sq km (2011)
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dominated by the volcano Beerenberg
volcanism:
Beerenberg (elev. 2,227 m) is Norway's only active volcano; volcanic activity resumed in 1970; the most recent eruption occurred in 1985
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barren volcanic island with some moss and grass