ISBN: 9781156843192

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Jan Mayen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jan Mayen Island has no exploitable natural resources. Economic activity is limited to providing services for employees of Norway's radio and meteorological stations located on the island. It has one unpaved airstrip, Jan Mayensfield, which is about 1,585 metres Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Jan Mayen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jan Mayen Island has no exploitable natural resources. Economic activity is limited to providing services for employees of Norway's radio and meteorological stations located on the island. It has one unpaved airstrip, Jan Mayensfield, which is about 1,585 metres (5,200 ft) long, and the 124.1 km (74.1 mi) of coast has no ports or harbours, only offshore anchorages. There are important fishing resources outside the island, and the existence of Jan Mayen establishes a large Exclusive Economic Zone around it. A dispute between Norway and Denmark regarding the fishing exclusion zone between Jan Mayen and Greenland was settled in 1988 granting Denmark the greater area of sovereignty. Significant deposits of oil and gas are suspected in the island's offshore areas. Jan Mayen is an integral part of Norway, not considered a dependency with special status. Since 1995, it has been administered by the County Governor (fylkesmann) of the northern Norwegian county of Nordland which is closest to it; however, some authority has been delegated to a station commander of the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation, a branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces. Snow-covered Beerenberg beyond coastal hillsThe only inhabitants on the island are personnel working for the Norwegian Armed Forces or the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. There are 18 people who spend the winter on the island, but the population may double (35) during the summer, when heavy maintenance is performed. Personnel serve either six months or one year, and are exchanged twice a year in April and October. The main purpose of the military personnel is to operate a LORAN-C base. The support crew, including mechanics, cooks and a nurse, are among the mili. More: Books, , Islands-Of-Norway~~Books-Llc, 999999999, Islands Of Norway, Books Llc, 1156843197, General Books LLC, , , , , General Books LLC<

ISBN: 1156843197

[EAN: 9781156843192], Neubuch, Paperback. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 123. Chapt… More...

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ISBN: 1156843197

EAN: 9781156843192, ISBN: 1156843197, [VD:20100900], Buch (ling.)

ISBN: 1156843197

EAN: 9781156843192, ISBN: 1156843197, [VD:20100900], Buch (ling.)