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Geography
Total area: 373 km2; land area: 373 km2.
Comparative area: slightly more than twice the size of
Washington, DC.
Land boundaries: none.
Coastline: 124.1 km.
Maritime claims:
Contiguous zone: 10 nm;
Continental shelf: 200 meters or to depth of exploitation;
Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm;
Territorial sea: 4 nm.
Disputes: Denmark has challenged Norway's maritime claims
beween Greenland and Jan Mayen.
Climate: arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog.
Terrain: volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers; Beerenberg
is the highest peak, with an elevation of 2,277 meters.
Natural resources: none.
Land use: 0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows
and pastures; 0% forest and woodland; 100% other.
Environment: barren volcanic island with some moss and grass;
volcanic activity resumed in 1970.
Note: located 590 km north-northwest of Iceland between
the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea north of the Arctic
Circle.