Jan Mayen

Jan Mayen is a remote volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean administered by Norway. Its active Beerenberg volcano is the northernmost active volcano above sea level.

Beerenberg: Beerenberg is a stratovolcano and glacier-covered mountain rising to 2,277 metres on Jan Mayen. Its volcanic activity dominates the island’s terrain and gives Jan Mayen its highest point.
Henry Hudson: Henry Hudson was an English navigator whose voyages explored parts of the Arctic and North Atlantic. His 1607 voyage is associated with the earliest recorded European sighting of Jan Mayen.
Jan Mayen meteorological station: The Jan Mayen meteorological station is a staffed Norwegian facility that records weather and atmospheric conditions. Its observations provide data from a remote Arctic location exposed to North Atlantic weather.
Greenland Sea: The Greenland Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean between Greenland, Iceland, Svalbard, and Norway. Jan Mayen lies in the Greenland Sea, near its southern connection to the North Atlantic.
Jan Mayen eruption of 1970: The 1970 Jan Mayen eruption was a major eruption from Beerenberg’s northeastern flank. It demonstrated that the island’s active volcano can erupt away from its central summit.
Jan Mayen hotspot: The Jan Mayen hotspot is a proposed mantle source of volcanic activity in the North Atlantic region. It is one explanation for the magmatism associated with the island and nearby ridges.
Jan Mayen whaling: Jan Mayen whaling was a seventeenth-century industry that hunted bowhead whales around the island. Dutch whalers established seasonal stations there, leaving a lasting mark on its early human history.
Jan Mayen LORAN-C transmitter: The Jan Mayen LORAN-C transmitter was a Norwegian long-range radio navigation station on the island. The transmitter made Jan Mayen part of a Cold War-era navigation network.
Norwegian Sea: The Norwegian Sea is a marginal sea of the North Atlantic Ocean between Norway, Iceland, and Jan Mayen. It borders the island’s southeastern maritime region and links it to Norway.
Olonkinbyen: Olonkinbyen is the settlement on Jan Mayen housing the island’s Norwegian personnel. It concentrates the small resident workforce in an otherwise uninhabited island landscape.

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