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<text>
<title>
Jan Mayan (Norway): Geography
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Jan Mayen
Geography</hdr><body>
<p>Location: 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
</p>
<list>
<l>Area:</l>
<l> total area: 373 km2</l>
<l> land area: 373 km2</l>
<l> comparative area: slightly more than twice the size of
Washington, DC</l>
</list>
<p>Land boundaries: 0 km
</p>
<p>Coastline: 124.1 km
</p>
<list>
<l>Maritime claims:</l>
<l> contiguous zone: 10 nm</l>
<l> continental shelf: 200 m depth or to depth of
exploitation</l>
<l> exclusive economic zone: 200 nm</l>
<l> territorial sea: 4 nm</l>
</list>
<p>International disputes: Denmark has challenged Norway's maritime
claims between Greenland and Jan Mayen
</p>
<p>Climate: arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog
</p>
<p>Terrain: volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers; Beerenberg is
the highest peak, with an elevation of 2,277 meters
</p>
<p>Natural resources: none
</p>
<list>
<l>Land use:</l>
<l> arable land: 0%</l>
<l> permanent crops: 0%</l>
<l> meadows and pastures: 0%</l>
<l> forest and woodland: 0%</l>
<l> other: 100%</l>
</list>
<p>Irrigated land: 0 km2
</p>
<p>Environment: barren volcanic island with some moss and grass;
volcanic activity resumed in 1970
</p></body></article></text>