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Jan Mayen

Jan Mayen

Jan Mayen is a locality in , . Jan Mayen is situated nearby to the hamlet .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Jan Mayensfield.

Aerodrome
is an aerodrome serving in , . Operated by the Norwegian Armed Forces, it serves the island's only population at the combined military and meteorological station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Olonkinbyen and Jan Mayen.

Hamlet
Photo: Hgrobe, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is the only settlement on the of . It was named after Russian-Norwegian explorer Gennady Olonkin, who participated in Arctic expeditions and served on Jan Mayen during several periods between 1928 and 1936. is situated 4 km southwest of Jan Mayen.

Photo: Tonreg15, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an island between and in the Arctic Ocean, administered by Norway. The island has 18 inhabitants, employed by the Norwegian Armed Forces or the Norwegian Institute of Meteorology.

Jan Mayen

Latitude
70.94984° or 70° 56′ 59″ north
Longitude
-8.638° or 8° 38′ 17″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
IATA airport code
ZXB
Open location code
CC2HW9X6+WQ
Geo­Names ID
6954612
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