Jan Mayen

Jan Mayen is a narrow island 50 km long northeast of Iceland It belongs to Norway which has a weather and military station situated there The island is uninhabited but still has remains of the whaling and fox hunting that once took place there Birdlife is abundant and a very beautiful stratovolcano Beerenberg 2200m crowns the island The volcano is active last eruptions occurring in 1970 and 1984