Jan Mayen

Jan Mayen is a very surreal place. We where joking that the island is glowing (let’s pretend there is no polar days in July), because of a nuclear accident that happened on the soviet submarine K-19 in 1961 near it shores. As a proof the lush green moss and bare rocks were unbelievably colourful, probably radioactive. The Island is the north-end of the middle Atlantic ridge dominated by the 2277 meter high Beerenberg volcano. We were only lucky enough to catch a glimpse as thick fog and heavy clouds where constantly rolling across the sky encircling the island. Clear days are very rare on Jan Mayen because of the huge contrast in temperatures between the sea and air. Also, the island’s location makes it a boundary between the Gulf Stream and East Greenland Current. The first thing you notice on the island is the diversity of birds. Jan Mayan is a true bird paradise. The arctic fox are extend on the island because of early hunting practices, while colonies of gulls, fulmars, puffins and othe