Is it possible to travel to Jan Mayen Island?

Jan Mayen is Norwegian territory and Norwegian citizens are free to visit Jan Mayen, but must follow the islands regulations.

1. Can you travel to Jan Mayen?
2. Can you fly to Jan Mayen?
3. What is the population of Jan Mayen?
4. How old is Jan Mayen?
5. Are there polar bears on Jan Mayen?
6. Does anyone live on Bear Island?
7. Does anyone live in Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
8. Where is Jan Mayen island?
9. Does Svalbard have a flag?
10. Is Svalbard and Jan Mayen in the EU?
11. Which country owns Svalbard?
12. What's the capital of Jan Mayen?
13. When did Jan Mayen erupt?

Can you travel to Jan Mayen?

Jan Mayen is a part of the Schengen area, but does not have any border control. ... Instead, you must visit a border control in Iceland, Norway or some other Schengen country before going to Jan Mayen.

Can you fly to Jan Mayen?

You can fly from Oslo and Tromsø to Longyearbyen (which in itself is a fascinating and remote place) and take a boat in the summer or snowmobile in the winter to Pyramiden from here. It is an abandoned Russian mining town (now only occupied but a few people running a small hotel) and some polar bears.

What is the population of Jan Mayen?

Jan Mayen

How old is Jan Mayen?

Its age was determined on approximately 700,000 years. On the Jan Mayen Island is also located the northernmost volcano of the world which is over sea level. The 2,277 meters high volcano “Beerenberg” characterises the arctic landscape of the island.

Are there polar bears on Jan Mayen?

Jan Mayen Wildlife

Jan Mayen has no indigenous mammals, but the island is home to many birds. ... And occasionally even a polar bear will make its way to the island, though this happens less often as there is less ice now than there was a century ago. Polar bears have not been seen on the island since 1990.

Does anyone live on Bear Island?

The island is located in the western part of the Barents Sea, approximately halfway between Spitsbergen and the North Cape. ... However, no settlements have lasted more than a few years, and Bear Island is now uninhabited except for personnel working at the island's meteorological station Herwighamna.

Does anyone live in Svalbard and Jan Mayen?

Nearly everyone lives in the capital, Longyearbyen. But the real natives of these islands are the polar bears. Numbers have actually increased of late and are said to number around 3,000.

Where is Jan Mayen island?

Jan Mayen, island, part of the Kingdom of Norway, in the Greenland Sea of the Arctic Ocean, about 300 mi (500 km) east of Greenland. It is approximately 35 mi long and 9 mi across at its widest point, with an area of 144 sq mi (373 sq km).

Does Svalbard have a flag?

Svalbard Treaty and Norwegian sovereignty

A proposed flag of Svalbard from 1930. It consists of the lion from the Norwegian coat of arms on a background of blue and white vair, possibly symbolising the Arctic landscape of the archipelago. Svalbard does not currently use any distinct flag of its own.

Is Svalbard and Jan Mayen in the EU?

Unlike the rest of Norway (including Jan Mayen), Svalbard is a free economic zone and a demilitarized zone, and is not part of the Schengen Area nor the European Economic Area.

Which country owns Svalbard?

This visa-free archipelago in Norway is the northernmost year-round settlement in the world, and its capital, Longyearbyen, is home to people from more than 50 countries.

What's the capital of Jan Mayen?

Longyearbyen is the largest Svalbard settlement, and it is utilized as the administrative center. There are more than 2,000 people living in Longyearbyen, which accounts for almost all of the residents within this particular region.

When did Jan Mayen erupt?

The eruption ended on the afternoon of 7th January 1985. A large eruption occurred at Jan Mayen in 1970 and was accompanied by strong earthquakes. The eruption was described as unexpected and impressive. It was the first eruption at the volcano in 120 years.