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Norway · Stratovolcano

Jan Mayen

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
2197m
Last eruption
1985
Jan Mayen
Photo: Gernot Hecker · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Norway
Region
Atlantic Ocean / Arctic Ridge Volcanic Province
Elevation
2197m
Coordinates
71.082, -8.155
Last eruption
1985
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-basalt

Geological summary

Remote Jan Mayen Island, located in the Norwegian Sea along the Jan Mayen Ridge about 650 km NE of Iceland, consists of two volcanic complexes separated by a narrow isthmus.

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From Wikipedia

Jan Mayen is a Norwegian volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean with no permanent population. It is 55 km (34 mi) long (southwest-northeast) and 377 km2 (146 sq mi) in area, partly covered by glaciers. It has two parts: larger northeast Nord-Jan and smaller Sør-Jan, linked by a 2.5 km (1.6 mi) wide isthmus. It lies 600 km (370 mi) northeast of Iceland, 500 km (310 mi) east of central Greenland, and 900 km (560 mi) northwest of Vesterålen, Norway.

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Eruption history

8 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
7
Uncertain eruptions
1
Span of confirmed record
1350 (±100 yrs) – 1985
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 4 (1732)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
3
Summary (VEI over time)
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1350~1414 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1541~1604 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1731~1795 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 41795~1858 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 31922~1985 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 313501477166817951922

Detailed timeline

  1. 1985VEI 0Observed
    1985-01-06 – 1985-01-09
    Beerenberg (NE flank, 0-200 m)
  2. 1973VEI 1Observed
    1973-01-15 – end unknown
    Beerenberg (NE flank, Skrukkelia)
  3. 1970VEI 3Observed
    1970-09-18 – 1972-07-02
    Beerenberg (NE & SW flanks, summit)
  4. 1851 (±30 yrs)VEI ?Observed
    1851-07-02 – end unknown
    Beerenberg (Kokssletta, NE flank)
  5. 1818VEI 3Observed
    1818-04-16 – end unknown
    Beerenberg (Dagnyhaugen, SW flank)
  6. 1732VEI 4Observed
    1732-05-17 – 1732-05-18
    Beerenberg (Eggoya, SW flank)
  7. 1558VEI ?Method not stated
    1558 – end unknown
    Beerenberg
  8. 1350 (±100 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1350 – end unknown
    Beerenberg (Eggoya, SW flank)

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