Jan Mayen
a volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean between Greenland and Norway: a possession of Norway. 144 sq. mi. (373 sq. km).
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"I'd rather be lying out on Jan Mayen, shooting seal in forty degrees of frost," said Dirrik, wiping his brow.
Dry Fish and Wet | Anthon Bernhard Elias NilsenAs for the voyage into the Jan Mayen waters in February, it would be dangerous but by no means impossible.
The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) | John Fiske.An extreme case is represented by the data for Jan Mayen in these tables.
The Jan Mayen data refer really to Gttingen mean time, but this was only twenty-three minutes late on local time.
But, after all, it is not much more surprising than my coming upon fox-tracks out on the ice between Jan Mayen and Spitzbergen.
Farthest North | Fridtjof Nansen
British Dictionary definitions for Jan Mayen
/ (ˈjæn ˈmaɪən) /
an island in the Arctic Ocean, between Greenland and N Norway: volcanic, with large glaciers; former site of Dutch whaling stations; annexed to Norway in 1929. Area: 373 sq km (144 sq miles)
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