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Jan Mayen consists of two geographically distinct parts.

Nord-Jan has a round shape and is dominated by the high Beerenberg volcano with its large ice cap (), which can be divided into twenty individual outlet glaciers.

The largest of those is Sørbreen, with an area of and a length of.

South-Jan is narrow, comparatively flat and unglaciated.

Its highest elevation is Rudolftoppen at.

The station and living quarters are located on South-Jan.

The island lies at the northern end of the Jan Mayen Microcontinent.

The microcontinent was originally part of the Greenland Plate, but now forms part of the Eurasian Plate.