Description island Jan MayenThe inhabited large island of Jan Mayen is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 953.9 km. The surface-area of the island is 386 km2 and is therefore 1 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 130.1 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 54.2 km by 15.6 km (maximum width). The island is Southwest - Northeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 71.06 (71°3'44.10), -8.21 (-9°47'21.3360).The population is 0 and the population density is thus on 0.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The island is located in the of the country . It is located in the administrative unit (local administrative level-name ), in the (local administrative level-name ). Direct neighboring islands of Jan Mayen are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Iceland Located 543.9 km WestSouthWest of the island. 2) Grímsey Located 597.6 km SouthWest of the island. 3) Bjarnarey Located 602.3 km WestSouthWest of the island. 4) Flatey Located 630.5 km SouthWest of the island. 5) Hrísey Located 657.6 km SouthWest of the island. 6) Málmey Located 685.2 km SouthWest of the island. 7) Drangey Located 696.2 km SouthWest of the island. 8) Papey Located 727.1 km WestSouthWest of the island. 9) Æðey Located 763.9 km SouthWest of the island. 10) Vigur Located 772.9 km SouthWest of the island. 11) Skáley Located 820.3 km SouthWest of the island. 12) Flatey Located 834.3 km SouthWest of the island. 13) Brokey Located 848.1 km SouthWest of the island. 14) Moskenesøya Located 876.8 km North of the island. 15) Røst Located 877.8 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 16) Flakstadøya Located 882.4 km North of the island. 17) Vestvågøya Located 884.7 km North of the island. 18) Værøy Located 886.6 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 19) Mosken Located 886.8 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 20) Langøya Located 889.7 km North of the island. 21) Hjörsey Located 896.1 km SouthWest of the island. 22) Gimsøya Located 899.9 km North of the island. 23) Hadseløya Located 906.8 km North of the island. 24) Austvågøy Located 908.9 km North of the island. 25) Andøya Located 913.6 km North of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Jan Mayen consists of To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Jan Mayen |
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