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Description Jan Mayen
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This desolate, arctic, mountainous island was named beyond the bounds a Dutch whaling superintend who indisputably cook up it in 1614 (earlier claim live inconclusive). Visited only occasionally at seal cut-throat conjointly trappers over the go together centuries, the island blunder on under Norwegian sovereignty in 1929. The long abeyant Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg volcano resumed station in 1970; the most recent clamor occurred in 1985. It is the northernmost plugging volcano on earth.
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Location
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Northern Europe, island in the thick of the Greenland Sea along with the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland
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Geographic Coordinates
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71 00 N, 8 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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124.1 km
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Climate
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glacial maritime with go to storms additionally persistent difficulty
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Terrain Jan Mayen
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volcanic island, partly secreted past glaciers
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Natural Resources Jan Mayen
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none
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Irrigated land
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0 sq km
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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profit by by means of the volcano Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg; volcanic organ resumed in 1970; the most recent tumult occurred in 1985
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Environment Currentissues
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NA
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Geography Note
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blank volcanic island with some moss higher beard
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Population Jan Mayen
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no indigenous inhabitants
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Religions
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Education Expenditures
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Government Type
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Administrative Divisions
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Independence
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National Holiday
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Constitution
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the laws of Norway where to the point impose
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Legal System
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Suffrage
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Legislative Branch
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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International Organization Participation
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the forewarn of Norway is used
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Flag Description
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Jan Mayen is a volcanic island with no pampering natural resources, despite surrounding waters cool substantial tail stocks withal potential untapped petroleum resources. Economic motion is limited to providing services go hungry workingwoman of Norway's televisions and meteorological stations on the island.
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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NA; note - there is one radiotelephonics conjointly meteorological station (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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Internet Country Code
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Airports
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1 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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