| GEOGRAPHY |
| Country name: |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Jan Mayen |
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| Location: |
Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland |
| Geographic
Coordinates: |
71 00 N, 8 00 W |
| Area: |
total: 373 sq km
land: 373 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
| Area
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slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC |
| Land
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0 km |
| Coastline: |
124.1 km |
| Maritime
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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 |
| Climate: |
arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog |
| Terrain: |
volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers |
| Elavation
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lowest point: Norwegian Sea 0 m
highest point: Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg 2,277 m |
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none |
| GOVERNEMENT |
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| Administratives
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territory of Norway; since August 1994, administered from Oslo through the county governor (fylkesmann) of Nordland; however, authority has been delegated to a station commander of the Norwegian Defense Communication Service |
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the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply |
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| PEOPLE |
| Population: |
no indigenous inhabitants
note: personnel operate the Long Range Navigation (Loran-C) base and the weather and coastal services radio station (July 2005 est.) |
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AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA
note: there is one radio and meteorological station (1998) |
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| TRANSPORT |
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none; offshore anchorage only |
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| Airports: |
1 (2004 est.) |
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total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.) |
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