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Jan Mayen is an Arctic island situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, at the northernmost tip of the submarine aseismic Jan Mayen Ridge just southward of the seismically active Jan Mayen Fracture Zone. Volcanic rocks of Quaternary age predominate on the island. Itsnorthern part (Nord-Jan) is formed by the large Beerenberg stratovolcano (2,277m). The oldest historical records of its activity are from 1732 and 1818 AD. In September 1970, strong parasitic eruptions of lava and ash from northeastern part of the volcano gradually declined towards the beginning of 1971. The most recent, slight volcanic activity was observed on Jan Mayen Island in 1985 and 1986.
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Birkenmajer, K. (2004). Geology of Jan Mayen Island and Surroundings. In: Skreslet, S. (eds) Jan Mayen Island in Scientific Focus. NATO Science Series, vol 45. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2957-8_2
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