Jan Mayen

Summary

Jan Mayen is an island^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Jan Mayen is in the country of Norway^[3].
• Jan Mayen is on the body of water Arctic Ocean^[4].
• Jan Mayen is on the body of water Greenland Sea^[5].
• Jan Mayen is on the body of water Norwegian Sea^[6].
• Jan Mayen is on the continent of Europe^[7].
• Jan Mayen's instance of is recorded as island^[8].
• Jan Mayen's instance of is recorded as county^[9].
• Jan Mayen's instance of is recorded as integral overseas territory^[10].
• Jan Mayen's instance of is recorded as first-level administrative division^[11].
• Jan Mayen's official language is recorded as Norwegian^[12].
• Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout is named after Jan Mayen^[13].
• Jan Mayen's postal code is recorded as 8099^[14].
• Jan Mayen's Commons category is recorded as Jan Mayen^[15].
• Jan Mayen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[16].
• Jan Mayen's highest point is recorded as Beerenberg^[17].
• Jan Mayen's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 70.983, 'lon': -8.5336}^[18].
• Jan Mayen's significant event is recorded as discovery^[19].
• Jan Mayen's official website is recorded as http://jan.mayen.no/^[20].
• Jan Mayen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jan Mayen^[21].
• Jan Mayen's Commons gallery is recorded as Jan Mayen^[22].
• Jan Mayen has a population of {'amount': '+18'}^[23].
• Jan Mayen's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• Jan Mayen's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[25].
• Jan Mayen's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[26].
• Jan Mayen's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia^[27].

Body

Geography

Jan Mayen is in the country of Norway^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Arctic Ocean^[4], an ocean^[28]; Greenland Sea^[5], a sea^[29], in Kingdom of Denmark^[30]; and Norwegian Sea^[6], a marginal sea^[31], in Norway^[32]. It is on the continent of Europe^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Jan Mayen covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+377'}^[33]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2277'}^[34]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+54'}^[35]. It has a population of {'amount': '+18'}^[23].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island^[8], county^[9], integral overseas territory^[10], and first-level administrative division^[11].

History and Context

Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout is named after Jan Mayen^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Jan Mayen include it hotspot^[36], a hotspot^[37], in Norway^[38]; Jan Mayensfield^[39], an airport^[40], in Norway^[41]; and it-class offshore patrol vessel^[42], a ship class^[43], in Norway^[44].

Why It Matters

Jan Mayen has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for it include it hotspot^[36], a hotspot^[37], in Norway^[38]; Jan Mayensfield^[39], an airport^[40], in Norway^[41]; and it-class offshore patrol vessel^[42], a ship class^[43], in Norway^[44].