Jan Mayen Land
a volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean, named after the Dutch navigator by whom it was discovered in 1611. It lies between Iceland and Spitzbergen, and is 35 miles long.
Its highest point is the extinct volcano of Beerenberg, 8,350 feet, the sides of which are covered with immense glaciers and. frozen waterfalls. In 1882-1883 it was made the station of the Austrian polar expedition. Important seal and whale fishings are carried on E. and N. of Jan Mayen every summer.