Jan Mayen

Jan Mayen Island, a part of the Kingdom of Norway, is a 55 km (34 miles) long (southwest-northeast) and 373 km² (144 sq mi) in area arctic volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean, partly covered by glaciers. It has two parts: larger Nord-Jan and smaller Sør-Jan, linked by an isthmus 2.5 km wide (1.6 mi). It lies 600 km (about 400 miles) north of Iceland, 500 km (about 300 miles) east of Greenland and 1,000 km (about 600 miles) west of the Norwegian mainland at 70.97° N 8.6° W. The island is mountainous, the highest summit being Beerenberg volcano in the north (2,277 m - 7,472 ft). The isthmus is the location of the two largest lakes of the island, Sørlaguna (South Lagoon), and Nordlaguna (North Lagoon). A third lake is called Ullerenglaguna (Ullereng Lagoon).