| Location: |
Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland |
| Geographic coordinates: |
71 00 N, 8 00 W |
| Map references: |
Arctic Region |
| Area: |
total: 377 sq km
land: 377 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative: |
slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries: |
0 km |
| Coastline: |
124.1 km |
| Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 4 nm
contiguous zone: 10 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
| Climate: |
arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog |
| Terrain: |
volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers |
| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Norwegian Sea 0 m
highest point: Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg 2,277 m |
| Natural resources: |
none |
| Land use: |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2005) |
| Irrigated land: |
0 sq km |
| Natural hazards: |
dominated by the volcano Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg; volcanic activity resumed in 1970; the most recent eruption occurred in 1985 |
| Environment - current issues: |
NA |
| Geography - note: |
barren volcanic island with some moss and grass |
