<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Jan Mayen<nl>Geography</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Location:</hi> Nordic State, Northern Europe, in the North Atlantic Ocean, north of the Arctic Circle about 590 km north-northeast of Iceland, between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea
<item><hi format=bold>Area:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>total area:</hi> 373 sq km
<item>• <hi format=ital>land area:</hi> 373 sq km
<item>• <hi format=ital>comparative area:</hi> slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
<item><hi format=bold>International disputes:</hi> dispute between Denmark and Norway over maritime boundary in Arctic Ocean between Greenland and Jan Mayen has been settled by the International Court of Justice
<item><hi format=bold>Climate:</hi> arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog
<item><hi format=bold>Terrain:</hi> volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers; Beerenberg is the highest peak, with an elevation of 2,277 meters