Fun facts about Jan Mayen
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Jan Mayen Island has one exploitable natural resource, gravel, from a site located at Trongskaret.
Jan Mayen
Norway
Jan Mayen is a Norwegian volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean with no permanent population. It is 55 km (34 mi) long (southwest-northeast) and 377 km2 (146 sq mi) in area, partly covered by glaciers. It has two parts: larger northeast Nord-Jan and smaller Sør-Jan, linked by a 2.5 km (1.6 mi) wide isthmus.
From the “Natural resources” section
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Eighteen people spend the winter on Jan Mayen, but the population may roughly double to 35 during the summer.
Jan Mayen
Norway
Jan Mayen is a Norwegian volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean with no permanent population. It is 55 km (34 mi) long (southwest-northeast) and 377 km2 (146 sq mi) in area, partly covered by glaciers. It has two parts: larger northeast Nord-Jan and smaller Sør-Jan, linked by a 2.5 km (1.6 mi) wide isthmus.
From the “Society” section
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The first verified discoveries of Jan Mayen occurred in the summer of 1614 by three separate expeditions.
Jan Mayen
Norway
Jan Mayen is a Norwegian volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean with no permanent population. It is 55 km (34 mi) long (southwest-northeast) and 377 km2 (146 sq mi) in area, partly covered by glaciers. It has two parts: larger northeast Nord-Jan and smaller Sør-Jan, linked by a 2.5 km (1.6 mi) wide isthmus.
From the “History” section
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Jan Mayen is the only landmass in the northern hemisphere where warm and cold ocean currents meet.
Jan Mayen
Norway
Jan Mayen is a Norwegian volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean with no permanent population. It is 55 km (34 mi) long (southwest-northeast) and 377 km2 (146 sq mi) in area, partly covered by glaciers. It has two parts: larger northeast Nord-Jan and smaller Sør-Jan, linked by a 2.5 km (1.6 mi) wide isthmus.
From the “Environment” section
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In the 2008 game Tomb Raider: Underworld, Lara Croft visits Jan Mayen Island in search of Thor's Hammer.
Jan Mayen
Norway
Jan Mayen is a Norwegian volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean with no permanent population. It is 55 km (34 mi) long (southwest-northeast) and 377 km2 (146 sq mi) in area, partly covered by glaciers. It has two parts: larger northeast Nord-Jan and smaller Sør-Jan, linked by a 2.5 km (1.6 mi) wide isthmus.
From the “In popular culture” section
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