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• Norwegian Sea
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Jan Mayen
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Title: Jan Mayen
Location: Norwegian Sea
Type: Volcanic
Jurisdiction: Norway
Islands: 1 (Jan Mayen)
Total Area: 373 km2
Discovered: The discovery of Jan Mayen is disputed but the first conclusive discovery was made on June 28th, 1614
Co-Ordinates: 70°59’N 8°32’W
Proximity To The Mainland: Greenland - 300km West Iceland - 600km South West
Time Zone: (+1 hour) GMT
Highest Peak: Beerenberg Volcano 2,277m
Population: No permanent population. 15-30 persons are often stationed there through the Norwegian Armed Forces & Meteorological Institute
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• Norwegian Sea
• Jan Mayen Landscape, (Camilla W Stjern)
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• Background
• Jan Mayen Behind Rough Seas, (Camilla W Stjern)
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Jan Mayen Island is an active volcanic island in the middle of the Norwegian Sea that forms part of the Kingdom of Norway. The island is 55 km long, 373 km2 in area, and partly covered by glaciers. Atlhough one landmass, it has two distinct parts: larger northeast NordJan and smaller Sør-Jan, linked by an isthmus 2.5 km wide. It lies 1,000 km west of the North Cape, Norway and is infact in closer proximity to Greenland & Iceland. Jan Mayen is mountainous with the highest summit being the Beerenberg volcano (2,277m) on Nord-Jan which is the northernmost active volcano in the world with its most recent eruption occuring in 1985. SørJan is narrow, comparatively flat and unglaciated compared to the north. Its highest elevation is Rudolftoppen with 769 m (2,523 ft). The station and living quarters are located on South-Jan. The island lies at the northern end of the Jan Mayen Microcontinent. The microcontinent was originally part of the Greenland Plate, but now forms part of the Eurasian Plate. The island has no indigenous population with the only inhabitants currently on the island being personnel working for the Norwegian Armed Forces or the Meteorological Institute. There are 18 people who spend the winter on the island, but the population may double during the summer, when heavy maintenance is performed. Personnel serve either six months or one year, and are exchanged twice a year in April and October. Landings at Jan Mayen can be done by boat; nonetheless, this is permitted only at a small part of the island, named Båtvika (Boat Bay). As there is no commercial airline operating at the island, one can't get there by plane, except charter plane. Admission for landings by a charter plane and a subsequent stay has to be obtained in advance. A visit is generally limited to a few days (or even hours) and putting up a tent or setting up camp is prohibited without permission. Furthermore there is a separate regulation for the stay of foreigners which is used when adventure travel trips are booked to Jan Mayen although these aren't a regular occurance.
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Steep, downhill skiing, snowboarding and hiking are possible on the mountinous slopes of Jan Mayen – particularly leading down from the summit of Beerenberg but are only appropriate for experienced people. Kayaking can also be enjoyed in the surrounding waters where Bottlenose & Blue Whales are also sighted around the island. Polar bears can appear on Jan Mayen, although in diminished numbers compared with earlier times. Between 1900 and 1920, there were a number of Norwegian trappers spending winters on Jan Mayen, hunting white and blue foxes in addition to some polar bears, but the exploitation soon made the profits decline, and quickly after the hunting ended. The island of Jan Mayen does have a couple of exploitable natural resources; gravel from the site at Trongskaret and fish stocks from the surrounding Artic Ocean.The island has an unusual hyperoceanic polar climate, similar to Greenland & Svalbard. The Gulf Stream’s poweful influence makes seasonal temperature variations extremely small considering the latitude of the island, with ranges from around 6 °C (43 °F) in August to −6 °C (21 °F) in February, but also makes the island extremely cloudy with little sunshine even during the continous polar day - in fact the island is one of the gloomiest places in the world with regards to sunshine data. Due to its geographic location well within the Arctic Circle, Jan Mayen is an excellent place from which to observe the spectacular Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights).
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• Beerenberg Volcano – Top (Petter2016) • Jan Mayen Landscape – Above (Camila W Stjern) • Jan Mayen Signpost – Opposite (Petter2016)
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• Norwegian Sea
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• Prince Edward Islands
• Southern Ocean
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• Southern Ocean
Prince Edward Island
Marion Islands
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Title: Prince Edward Islands
Location: Southern Ocean
Type: Volcanic
Jurisdiction: South Africa
Islands: 2 (Marion & Prince Edward)
Total Area: 335 km2
(Marion 290 km2) (Prince Edward 45 km2)
Discovered:
4th March, 1663
Co-Ordinates: 46°46’23”S 37°51’09”E
Proximity To The Mainland: Soth Africa - 1800km North/North West
Time Zone: (+2 hours) GMT
Highest Peak: Mascarin Peak 1,242m (Marion)
Population: No permanent population. (There are less than 50 staff due to a meteorological & biological research base stationed on Marion Island.
• Prince Edward Islands
• Southern Ocean
• Laekop Sunrise, Marion Island (underwaterandre)
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• View From Junior’s Kop, Marion Island (Ken Rice)
• Prince Edward Islands
• Southern Ocean
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• Prince Edward Islands
• Base, Marion Island – Top (Ken Rice) • Orca Whales – Above (underwaterandre) • Junior’s Kop Summit – Opposite (underwaterandre)
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• Travel Considerations
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• Southern Ocean
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• Kermadec Islands
• Southern Pacific Ocean
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• Kermadec Islands
• Southern Pacific Ocean
Raoul
(South Pacific Ocean)
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• Kermadec Islands
• Southern Pacific Ocean
• Boat Cove, Raoul (Intrepid Magazine)
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• Green Lake & Pumice Bridge, Raoul Island (Lance Andrewes)
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• Southern Pacific Ocean
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• Sunset At Sea– Top (Louise Hirley) • Exotic Tree Ferns, Raoul – Above (Louise Hirley) • Shipwreck On Denham Bay, Raoul – Opposite (Louise Hirley)
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• Southern Pacific Ocean
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• Southern Pacific Ocean
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