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Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean under the sovereignty of Norway, but is subject to the special status granted by the Svalbard Treaty. Jan Mayen is a remote island in the Arctic Ocean; it has no permanent population and is administered by the County Governor of Nordland. Svalbard and Jan Mayen have in common that they are the only ...
Svalbard and Jan Mayen does not exist as an administrative region, but rather consists of two separate parts of Norway under separate jurisdictions—Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Further subdivision for Svalbard and Jan Mayen occurs under Norway's entry, ISO 3166-2:NO, namely NO-21 for Svalbard and NO-22 for Jan Mayen. There are currently no ISO ...
Jan Mayen (Urban East Norwegian: [jɑn ˈmɑ̀ɪən]) [1] is a Norwegian volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean with no permanent population. It is 55 km (34 mi) long (southwest-northeast) and 373 km 2 (144 sq mi) in area, partly covered by glaciers (an area of 114.2 km 2 (44.1 sq mi) around the Beerenberg volcano).
Official English country name: Svalbard of the Kingdom of Norway; Common endonym(s): Official endonym(s): Adjectival(s): Demonym(s): Etymology: Name of Svalbard; ISO country codes for Svalbard and Jan Mayen: SJ, SJM, 744; ISO region codes for Svalbard and Jan Mayen: See ISO 3166-2:SJ; Internet country code top-level domain for Norway: .no
The Svalbard Treaty grants Norway full sovereignty of Svalbard, [1] but the archipelago holds special status as among other things a free economic zone and is not part of the European Economic Area and the Schengen Area. [2] Jan Mayen is a nearly unpopulated volcanic island in the Atlantic Ocean and is a fully integrated part of Norway. [3]
The ships have a maximum speed is 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) with more than 60 days endurance and the complement is up to 100 people. [124] The first ship, KV Jan Mayen, was delivered in early 2023. [125] These vessels will complement NoCGV Svalbard which predominantly serves Svalbard and the surrounding waters.
Some have even said they are planning trips to visit the island and experience the serenity of Svalbard in person. “I love your content so much,” one commenter wrote on a recent video.
Notes ^ The 9th edition assigns the code to Serbia and Montenegro as well ^ French Overseas Territories Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ISO 3166-1 numeric 670 ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 VCT ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 VC ICAO airport code prefix TV E.164 code 1 IOC country code VIN Country code top-level domain.vc ICAO aircraft regis. prefix J8- E.212 mobile country code 360 NATO three-letter code VCT NATO ...