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Visiting the island of Jan Mayen

August 4th 2018
This morning our ship anchored at Jan Mayen island at 7:30am. Jan Mayen is situated at 71 degrees north and 8 degrees west. This stunning volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean is the most isolated island of Norway, even though it sits much closer to Greenland than Norway. It also contains the countries most active volcano. It is situated 550km north-east of Iceland and 500km east of Greenland. It is ... read more
Europe » Norway » Northern Norway

Norwegian Flag Two centuries of Viking raids into Europe tapered off following the adoption of Christianity by King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994. Conversion of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades. In 1397, Norway was absorbed into a union with De... ... read more
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