Jan Mayen

Jan Mayen is in , .

Places of Interest

Highlights include North Lagoon.

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Nordlaguna is a lagoon on the island of . It is the second largest lake of Jan Mayen, after , and is located in the central part of the island, near the bay of Stasjonsbukta. is situated 3½ km west of Jan Mayen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jan Mayen.

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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
71.008° or 71° 0′ 29″ north
Longitude
-8.3771° or 8° 22′ 38″ west
Elevation
214 metres (702 feet)
Open location code
CC3H2J5F+65
Geo­Names ID
7535695
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Jan Mayen” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جان ماين”
  • Belarusian: “Востраў Ян-Маен”
  • Bosnian: “Jan Majen”
  • Bulgarian: “Ян Майен”
  • Chinese: “揚馬延島”
  • Esperanto: “Janmajeno”
  • French: “Île Jan Mayen”
  • Georgian: “იან-მაიენი”
  • Greek: “Γιαν Μαγιέν”
  • Hebrew: “יאן מאיין”
  • Hungarian: “Jan Mayen-sziget”
  • Japanese: “ヤンマイエン島”
  • Kalmyk: “Ян Майенин Арл”
  • Korean: “얀마옌 섬”
  • Latvian: “Jana Majena sala”
  • Marathi: “यान मायेन”
  • Ossetian: “Ян-Майен”
  • Persian: “یان ماین”
  • Romanian: “Insula Jan Mayen”
  • Russian: “Ян-Майен”
  • Serbian: “Јан Мајен”
  • Thai: “ยานไมเอน”
  • Ukrainian: “Ян-Маєн”
  • Wu Chinese: “扬 曼因岛”

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