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'Beerenberg' is the world's northernmost active volcano located at Jan Mayen.
The volcano forms the north-eastern end of Jan Mayen, which is ringed by high cliffs. Beerenberg is a large, 2277 m high stratovolcano covered with a glacier. Its summit crater is one kilometre wide. Numerous cinder cones were erupted along flank fissures.
It is composed primarily of basaltic lava flows with minor amounts of tephra.
Eighteenth century engraving showing Dutch whalers hunting Bowhead Whales in the Arctic. Beerenberg can be seen in the background.
Its most recent eruption took place in 1985. It is believed to have erupted in 1732 and 1818.
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See also
★ List of mountains in Norway by prominence
External links
★ Pictures and a map of Beerenberg
★ Jan Mayen Homesite
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