ocr: JAN MAYEN e Status: Norwegian dependency Claimed:1929 Capital: None Population: None THE MOUNTAINOUS, VULCANIC ISLAND ofJan Mayen lies 558 miles northwest off Norway, in the Arctic Ucean. The island's only resource is its rich fishing grounds. These were the subject of a long dispute with Greenland over tishing rights and possibly also oil and gas deposits. The International Court of Justice helped the two parties reach a compromise in 1993.
