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Map of Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands

Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands is a country in Europe, home to about 2,905 people across 61,399 km². The interactive map below plots 1 cities and towns and 3 ports recorded for Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands in YearMaps.

Population
2,905
#223 of 225 · Wikidata
Area
61,399 km²
#127 by area
Continent
Europe

Interactive Map of Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands

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Centred on Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands at 78.2167° N, 15.5500° E. Use the layer panel to switch on rivers, dams, ports, peaks and historical borders.

About Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands

Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norwegian: Svalbard og Jan Mayen, ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: SJ, ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: SJM, ISO 3166-1 numeric: 744) is a statistical designation defined by ISO 3166-1 for a collective grouping of two remote jurisdictions of Norway: Svalbard and Jan Mayen. While the two are combined for the purposes of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) category, they are not administratively related. This has further resulted in the country code top-level domain .sj being issued for Svalbard and Jan Mayen, and ISO 3166-2:SJ. The United Nations Statistics Division also uses this code, but has named it the Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.

Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean under the sovereignty of Norway, but is subject to the special status granted by the Svalbard Treaty. Jan Mayen is a remote island in the Arctic Ocean; it has no permanent population and is administered by the County Governor of Nordland. Svalbard and Jan Mayen have in common that they are the only integrated parts of Norway not allocated to counties. Births, and burials (because of permafrost) only take place in mainland Norway.

While a separate ISO code for Svalbard was proposed by the United Nations, it was the Norwegian authorities who took the initiative to include Jan Mayen in the code. Its official language is Norwegian.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands: Key Facts

Key facts about Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
CurrencyNorwegian krone
Official languageNorwegian
Internet domain.sj
Highest pointNewtontoppen

Facts from Wikidata Q842829 (CC0).

History of Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands: Empires and States

One mapped polity is recorded over Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands: Kingdom of Norway, 1926–2024 CE.

Polities that held Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, in chronological order
PolityPeriod here
Kingdom of Norway1926–2024 CE

Historical Maps of Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands

Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands on the world map in each year one of these states held it:

Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.

Largest Cities in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands

1 city recorded. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.

Largest Cities in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
#NamePopulation
1Longyearbyen1,232

Ports in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands

3 ports recorded. Ranked by approach channel depth, the figure that limits which ships can call. Harbours link to their write-up on the page of the sea or coast they lie on.

Ports in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
#NameChannel Depth
1Barentsburg—
2Ny Alesund—
3Longyearbyen—

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Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands: Quick Answers

What is the population of Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands?
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands has a population of about 2,905, the #223 largest of 225 countries in YearMaps. Source: Wikidata.
How big is Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands?
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands covers 61,399 km², ranking #127 by area.
Which continent is Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands in?
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands is in Europe.
What is the largest city in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands?
Longyearbyen is the largest city in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, with a metropolitan population of about 1,232.