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== History == | == History == | ||
{{i|Viking}} [[Viking Era|The Vikings]] have visited Jan Mayen, but it was properly discovered by the {{i|Dutch Empire}} [[Dutch Colonial Empire|Dutch]] in 1614. In 8th May 1929 {{i|Norway}} [[Norway]] annexed this empty land, and was placed under Norwegian sovereignty, and by law | {{i|Viking}} [[Viking Era|The Vikings]] have visited Jan Mayen, but it was properly discovered by the {{i|Dutch Empire}} [[Dutch Colonial Empire|Dutch]] in 1614. | ||
In 1921, Norway opened the first meteorological station on the island. In 8th May 1929, {{i|Norway}} [[Norway]] annexed this empty land with permission from {{i|League of Nations}} [[League of Nations]], and was placed under Norwegian sovereignty, and by law, om 27th February 1930 the island was declared a de jure part of the Kingdom of Norway. | |||
In WWII, mainland Norway got occupied by the {{i|Nazi}} [[German Third Reich|German Reich]]. The four-man team on Jan Mayen stayed at their posts and in an act of defiance began sending their weather reports to the allied {{i|UK}} [[United Kingdom]] instead of Norway. The British codenamed Jan Mayen 'Island X' and attempted to reinforce Jan Mayen with troops to counteract any German attack. | In WWII, mainland Norway got occupied by the {{i|Nazi}} [[German Third Reich|German Reich]]. The four-man team on Jan Mayen stayed at their posts and in an act of defiance began sending their weather reports to the allied {{i|UK}} [[United Kingdom]] instead of Norway. The British codenamed Jan Mayen 'Island X' and attempted to reinforce Jan Mayen with troops to counteract any German attack. | ||
Revision as of 00:38, 13 December 2024
Template:CountryInfoJan Mayen is an island located in the 
Arctic Ocean, owned by 
Norway. No people live there except for some 
scientists, who doesn't pernamently live there either. Jan Mayen has two parts: larger northeast 
Nord-Jan and smaller Sør-Jan, linked by a 2.5 km (1.6 mi) wide isthmus.
The last polar bear on the island was spotted in 1990.
History
The Vikings have visited Jan Mayen, but it was properly discovered by the 
Dutch in 1614.
In 1921, Norway opened the first meteorological station on the island. In 8th May 1929, Norway annexed this empty land with permission from 
League of Nations, and was placed under Norwegian sovereignty, and by law, om 27th February 1930 the island was declared a de jure part of the Kingdom of Norway.
In WWII, mainland Norway got occupied by the 
German Reich. The four-man team on Jan Mayen stayed at their posts and in an act of defiance began sending their weather reports to the allied 
United Kingdom instead of Norway. The British codenamed Jan Mayen 'Island X' and attempted to reinforce Jan Mayen with troops to counteract any German attack.
The Germans attempted to land a weather team on the island on 16 November 1940, but the German naval trawler carrying the team crashed on the rocks just off Jan Mayen after a patrolling British destroyer had picked them up on radar.
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