Jan Mayen - 1990

Jan Mayen 1990 Directed by Ari Trausti Guðmundsson

Jan Mayen is a narrow island, 50 km long, northeast of Iceland. It belongs to Norway which has a weather- and military station situated there. The island is uninhabited but still has remains of the whaling and fox hunting that once took place there. Birdlife is abundant and a very beautiful stratovolcano, Beerenberg (2200m) crowns the island. The volcano is active, last eruptions occurring in 1970 and 1984.

Country Iceland

Production Country Iceland

Language Icelandic

Spoken Language Icelandic

Gnere Documentary

Production Company Saga Film (ICE)

Release Date 1 January 1990

28 mins