Jan Mayen Island a Norwegian volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean. The island is dominated by the Beerenberg mountain and a Norwegian weather station.

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Jan Mayen was recorded in early manuscripts from Norse and Irish travellers but was first occupied in the 17th century by English and Dutch whalers. It was visited infrequently till the 1900’s and then in 1906 Norwegian trappers and hunters inhabited the island seeking the blue arctic fox for its fur. In 1921 a meteorological station was established and since then, the island has been continually occupied. It was officially annexed to Norway in 1930 and shortly after was the only part of Norway not under German occupation, despite a number of attempts. Now, it is run by the Norwegian military and supports meteorological science year round. Mount Beerenberg is the most northerly active volcano

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Location: Jan Mayen Island
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