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Geography of Jan Mayen

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:total: 377 sq km
land: 377 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative:slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:0 km
Coastline:124.1 km
Maritime claims:territorial sea: 4 nm
contiguous zone: 10 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Climate:arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog
Terrain:volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers
Elevation extremes:lowest point: Norwegian Sea 0 m
highest point: Haakon VII ToppBeerenberg 2,277 m
Natural resources:none
Land use:arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2005)
Irrigated land:0 sq km
Natural hazards:dominated by the volcano Haakon VII ToppBeerenberg; volcanic activity resumed in 1970; the most recent eruption occurred in 1985
Environment - current issues:NA
Geography - note:barren volcanic island with some moss and grass

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