Governance and Protocol Jan Mayen is considered part of the Kingdom of Norway and, since 1995, has been administered by Statsforvalteren i Nordland (The County Governor of Nordland). Prior permission is required for all visits. There are special requirements for foreign flagged…
Den Norske Los, Volume 7 (available online in Norwegian and English), contains a separate chapter on Jan Mayen with a detailed description of the coastline. Note that this volume has not been updated since 2018 and therefore does not reflect…
Much of the information presented in the Svalbard chapters is also relevant to Jan Mayen, as both are high-Arctic environments. The notes below highlight factors specific to Jan Mayen. The volcanic island of Jan Mayen lies at approximately the same latitude as Nordkapp, but…