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Svalbard and Jan Mayen

November 12, 2023

This article is about the collective term "Svalbard and Jan Mayen" as defined by the ISO. For the two separate territories, see Svalbard and Jan Mayen.

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 and Jan Mayen
Location of Svalbard and Jan Mayen in the world
Largest cityLongyearbyen
Area
• Total
61,399 km2 (23,706 sq mi)
GDP (nominal)estimate
• Total
USD 277,347,541

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.

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

Constituents edit

Svalbard edit

Main article: Svalbard
 
Both Svalbard and Jan Mayen consist almost entirely of Arctic wilderness, such as at Bellsund in Svalbard.

Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic about midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. The group of islands range from 74° to 81° north latitude, and from 10° to 35° east longitude.[1][2] The area is 61,022 square kilometres (23,561 sq mi) and there were 2,572 residents in 2009. Spitsbergen is the largest island, followed by Nordaustlandet and Edgeøya.[3] The administrative center is Longyearbyen, and other settlements, in addition to research outposts, are the Russian mining community of Barentsburg, the research community of Ny-Ålesund and the mining outpost of Sveagruva.[4]

The Svalbard Treaty of 1920 recognizes Norwegian sovereignty,[5] and the 1925 Svalbard Act made Svalbard a full part of the Kingdom of Norway. The archipelago is administered by the Governor of Svalbard, which is subordinate to the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security.[6][7] Unlike the rest of Norway (including Jan Mayen), Svalbard is a free economic zone and a demilitarized zone,[5] and is not part of the Schengen Area nor the European Economic Area.[8]

Jan Mayen edit

Main article: Jan Mayen

Jan Mayen is a volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean located at the border of the Norwegian Sea and the Greenland Sea. The single island covers an area of 377 square kilometres (146 sq mi) and is dominated by the 2,277-metre (7,470 ft) tall Beerenberg volcano. The island's only population is a combined military and meteorological outpost that operated a LORAN-C transmitter at Olonkinbyen.[9] The Norwegian Meteorological Institute annexed the island for Norway in 1922. On 27 February 1930, the island was made de jure a part of the Kingdom of Norway. Since 1994, the island has been administered by the County Governor of Nordland, with some authority delegated to the station commander.[10] Before 1994, the Governor of Svalbard administered Jan Mayen.

Application edit

 
Map of Norway showing the location of Svalbard and Jan Mayen

The ISO designation is congruent with an equivalent United Nations Statistics Division category and users of these classification systems may in some cases report separately for "Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands" instead of rolling up this information into the "Norway" category.[11] Neither Svalbard nor Jan Mayen have their own flag or coat of arms, and the flag of Norway is used for both of them, both alone and as a group.[4][10]

An attempt to change the ISO code to just "Svalbard" has previously failed because of opposition from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. However, for statistics use within population and trade, "Svalbard and Jan Mayen" essentially means just "Svalbard".[12]

ISO 3166-2 edit

Main article: ISO 3166-2:SJ

ISO 3166-2:SJ is the entry for Svalbard and Jan Mayen in ISO 3166-2, a system for assigning codes to subnational administrative divisions. However, further subdivision for Svalbard and Jan Mayen occurs under Norway's entry, ISO 3166-2:NO:[13]

The hierarchical administrative subdivision codes for Svalbard is SJ.SV and for Jan Mayen is SJ.JM.[13]

Top-level domain edit

Main article: .sj

By virtue of the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code SJ, Svalbard and Jan Mayen were grouped together and allocated the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) .sj.[14] Norid, who also administered the Norway's .no ccTLD, was given the responsibility for the .sj and Bouvet Island's .bv domain in 1997. Policy prohibits any registration with either of the domains, as institutions connected to Svalbard can use the .no domain. Norwegian authorities do not want to commercialize the domain resources, and therefore .sj will not be sold to a third party.[15]

References edit

  1. ^ "Svalbard". Norwegian Polar Institute. from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Svalbard Treaty". Wikisource. 9 February 1920. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Population in the settlements. Svalbard". Statistics Norway. 22 October 2009. from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Svalbard". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Svalbard Treaty". Governor of Svalbard. from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  6. ^ "5 The administration of Svalbard". Report No. 9 to the Storting (1999-2000): Svalbard. Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security. 29 October 1999. from the original on 19 February 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Lov om Svalbard" (in Norwegian). Lovdata. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  8. ^ "Lov om gjennomføring i norsk rett av hoveddelen i avtale om Det europeiske økonomiske samarbeidsområde (EØS) m.v. (EØS-loven)" (in Norwegian). Lovdata. 10 August 2007. from the original on 10 December 2000. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  9. ^ "Jan Mayen information".
  10. ^ a b "Jan Mayen". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  11. ^ "Country Information". United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library. 5 September 2010. from the original on 29 May 2005. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  12. ^ Takle, Mona Takle; Vassenden, Kåre (March 2008). "Country classifications in migration statistics – present situation and proposals for a Eurostat standard" (PDF). United Nations Statistical Commission and United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2003. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  13. ^ a b "Territories of Svalbard and Jan Mayen". Statoids. 6 April 2005. from the original on 8 January 2004. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  14. ^ "Delegation Record for .SJ". Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. 13 November 2009. from the original on 17 January 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  15. ^ "The .sj top level domains". Norid. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

Bibliography edit

  • Stange, Rolf (2011). Spitsbergen. Cold Beauty (Photo book) (in English, German, Dutch, and Norwegian). Rolf Stange. ISBN 978-3-937903-10-1.
  • Stange, Rolf (2012). Spitsbergen – Svalbard. A complete guide around the arctic archipelago. Rolf Stange. ISBN 978-3-937903-14-9.

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This article is about the collective term Svalbard and Jan Mayen as defined by the ISO For the two separate territories see Svalbard and Jan Mayen 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 and Jan MayenLocation of Svalbard and Jan Mayen in the worldLargest cityLongyearbyenArea Total61 399 km2 23 706 sq mi GDP nominal estimate TotalUSD 277 347 541Svalbard 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 While a separate ISO code for Svalbard was proposed by the United Nations it was the Norwegian authorities who took initiative to include Jan Mayen in the code Its official language is Norwegian Contents 1 Constituents 1 1 Svalbard 1 2 Jan Mayen 2 Application 2 1 ISO 3166 2 2 2 Top level domain 3 References 4 BibliographyConstituents editSvalbard edit Main article Svalbard nbsp Both Svalbard and Jan Mayen consist almost entirely of Arctic wilderness such as at Bellsund in Svalbard Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic about midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole The group of islands range from 74 to 81 north latitude and from 10 to 35 east longitude 1 2 The area is 61 022 square kilometres 23 561 sq mi and there were 2 572 residents in 2009 Spitsbergen is the largest island followed by Nordaustlandet and Edgeoya 3 The administrative center is Longyearbyen and other settlements in addition to research outposts are the Russian mining community of Barentsburg the research community of Ny Alesund and the mining outpost of Sveagruva 4 The Svalbard Treaty of 1920 recognizes Norwegian sovereignty 5 and the 1925 Svalbard Act made Svalbard a full part of the Kingdom of Norway The archipelago is administered by the Governor of Svalbard which is subordinate to the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security 6 7 Unlike the rest of Norway including Jan Mayen Svalbard is a free economic zone and a demilitarized zone 5 and is not part of the Schengen Area nor the European Economic Area 8 Jan Mayen edit Main article Jan Mayen Jan Mayen is a volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean located at the border of the Norwegian Sea and the Greenland Sea The single island covers an area of 377 square kilometres 146 sq mi and is dominated by the 2 277 metre 7 470 ft tall Beerenberg volcano The island s only population is a combined military and meteorological outpost that operated a LORAN C transmitter at Olonkinbyen 9 The Norwegian Meteorological Institute annexed the island for Norway in 1922 On 27 February 1930 the island was made de jure a part of the Kingdom of Norway Since 1994 the island has been administered by the County Governor of Nordland with some authority delegated to the station commander 10 Before 1994 the Governor of Svalbard administered Jan Mayen Application edit nbsp Map of Norway showing the location of Svalbard and Jan MayenThe ISO designation is congruent with an equivalent United Nations Statistics Division category and users of these classification systems may in some cases report separately for Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands instead of rolling up this information into the Norway category 11 Neither Svalbard nor Jan Mayen have their own flag or coat of arms and the flag of Norway is used for both of them both alone and as a group 4 10 An attempt to change the ISO code to just Svalbard has previously failed because of opposition from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs However for statistics use within population and trade Svalbard and Jan Mayen essentially means just Svalbard 12 ISO 3166 2 edit Main article ISO 3166 2 SJ ISO 3166 2 SJ is the entry for Svalbard and Jan Mayen in ISO 3166 2 a system for assigning codes to subnational administrative divisions However further subdivision for Svalbard and Jan Mayen occurs under Norway s entry ISO 3166 2 NO 13 NO 21 Svalbard NO 22 Jan MayenThe hierarchical administrative subdivision codes for Svalbard is SJ SV and for Jan Mayen is SJ JM 13 Top level domain edit Main article sj By virtue of the ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code SJ Svalbard and Jan Mayen were grouped together and allocated the Internet country code top level domain ccTLD sj 14 Norid who also administered the Norway s no ccTLD was given the responsibility for the sj and Bouvet Island s bv domain in 1997 Policy prohibits any registration with either of the domains as institutions connected to Svalbard can use the no domain Norwegian authorities do not want to commercialize the domain resources and therefore sj will not be sold to a third party 15 References edit Svalbard Norwegian Polar Institute Archived from the original on 24 July 2011 Retrieved 4 March 2012 Svalbard Treaty Wikisource 9 February 1920 Retrieved 24 March 2010 Population in the settlements Svalbard Statistics Norway 22 October 2009 Archived from the original on 28 July 2011 Retrieved 4 March 2012 a b Svalbard The World Factbook Central Intelligence Agency Retrieved 4 March 2012 a b Svalbard Treaty Governor of Svalbard Archived from the original on 23 July 2011 Retrieved 4 March 2012 5 The administration of Svalbard Report No 9 to the Storting 1999 2000 Svalbard Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security 29 October 1999 Archived from the original on 19 February 2010 Retrieved 4 March 2012 Lov om Svalbard in Norwegian Lovdata 19 June 2009 Retrieved 24 March 2010 Lov om gjennomforing i norsk rett av hoveddelen i avtale om Det europeiske okonomiske samarbeidsomrade EOS m v EOS loven in Norwegian Lovdata 10 August 2007 Archived from the original on 10 December 2000 Retrieved 4 March 2012 Jan Mayen information a b Jan Mayen The World Factbook Central Intelligence Agency Retrieved 4 March 2012 Country Information United Nations Dag Hammarskjold Library 5 September 2010 Archived from the original on 29 May 2005 Retrieved 4 March 2012 Takle Mona Takle Vassenden Kare March 2008 Country classifications in migration statistics present situation and proposals for a Eurostat standard PDF United Nations Statistical Commission and United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Archived PDF from the original on 16 April 2003 Retrieved 4 March 2012 a b Territories of Svalbard and Jan Mayen Statoids 6 April 2005 Archived from the original on 8 January 2004 Retrieved 4 March 2012 Delegation Record for SJ Internet Assigned Numbers Authority 13 November 2009 Archived from the original on 17 January 2009 Retrieved 4 March 2012 The sj top level domains Norid Retrieved 2 September 2016 Bibliography editStange Rolf 2011 Spitsbergen Cold Beauty Photo book in English German Dutch and Norwegian Rolf Stange ISBN 978 3 937903 10 1 Stange Rolf 2012 Spitsbergen Svalbard A complete guide around the arctic archipelago Rolf Stange ISBN 978 3 937903 14 9 78 38 07 N 21 59 38 E 78 6352 N 21 9939 E 78 6352 21 9939 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Svalbard and Jan Mayen amp oldid 1152055983, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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