Mount Beeren

volcano, Norway

Also known as: Beerenberg

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Mount Beeren, located on Jan Mayen island in Norway, is a volcano with an elevation of 7,470 feet (2,277 meters). Its last major eruption was recorded in 1732. Jan Mayen itself is the peak of a submarine volcanic ridge in the Arctic Ocean. The island is part of the Kingdom of Norway and is situated in the Greenland Sea. Despite its volcanic nature, the island is uninhabited and characterized by a bleak, desolate landscape with a harsh climate.1

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Jan Mayen
…a submarine volcanic ridge, and Beerenberg volcano (7,470 ft [2,277 m]), the last major eruption of which was in 1732, forms the Nord-Jan, the northeastern region of the island. The remainder, Sør-Jan, the southern region, is low and hilly. There are no harbours. The island is bleak and desolate, and…
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…a submarine volcanic ridge, and Beerenberg volcano (7,470 ft [2,277 m]), the last major eruption of which was in 1732, forms the Nord-Jan, the northeastern region of the island. The remainder, Sør-Jan, the southern region, is low and hilly. There are no harbours. The island is bleak and desolate, and…
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