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Jan Mayen
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This isolated volcanic island between the Arctic Ocean and the Atlantic is used for scientific purposes and can only be visited with great difficulty, for just a few hours on site. It is not truly part of the Svalbard archipelago, which lies further north, even though they are sometimes associated.
Overview of Jan Mayen
This isolated volcanic island between the Arctic Ocean and the Atlantic is used for scientific purposes and can only be visited with great difficulty, for just a few hours on site. It is not truly part of the Svalbard archipelago, which lies further north, even though they are sometimes associated.
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- Type of place: island.
- Tourist interest: (worth seeing).
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- Main settlement: Olonkinbyen (max. 35 inhabitants)
- Population: no permanent population.
- Area: 377 km².
- Highest point: Beerenberg (2,277 m).
- Coastline: 1,224 km.
- Website: http://jan.mayen.no/
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