Property Investor information: Jan Mayen
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Property Investor information for: Jan Mayen
This desolate, mountainous island was named after a Dutch whaling captain who indisputably discovered it in 1614 (earlier claims are inconclusive). Visited only occasionally by seal hunters and trappers over the following centuries, the island came under Norwegian sovereignty in 1929. The long dormant Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg volcano resumed activity in 1970; it is the northernmost active volcano on earth.
Jan Mayen is currently not recommended by The Property Investor Magazine for foreign Property Investment due to this countries environmental hazards.