Jan Mayen

American  

[yahn mahy-uhn] / ˈjɑn ˈmaɪ ən /

noun

1. 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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Jan Mayen British  

/ ˈjæn ˈmaɪən /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Last month Greenpeace welcomed the decision of the Norwegian government to stop the first round of licencing for deep sea mining in Arctic waters between Norway's Svalbard and Jan Mayen islands.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2025

Last week, as Papanin's floe drifted toward Jan Mayen Island, jungle-bearded Professor Schmidt prepared to lead a rescue party.

From Time Magazine Archive

The eight scientists aboard a sealing boat off the island of Jan Mayen, 640 miles west of Norway, peered through their binoculars last week and were elated.

From Time Magazine Archive

The huge volcano on Jan Mayen island, between Greenland and Spitzbergen, is still in action.

From The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest by Fiske, John

The Prince, seeing his great desire to visit the neighbourhood of Jan Mayen, offered to take his schooner in tow of the 'Reine Hortense.'

From Letters from High Latitudes by Dufferin, Lord