Jan Mayen

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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 8th May 1929 🏳️ Norway annexed this empty land, and was placed under Norwegian sovereignty, and by law of 27th February 1930 the island was declared a 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.

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