Beerenberg
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Beerenberg (2277 m) 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, 2277m high stratovolcano covered with a glacier. Its summit crater is 1 km wide. Numerous cinder cones were erupted along flank fissures.
It is composed primarely of basaltic lava flows with minor amounts of tephra. The latest eruption took place in 1985.
The name translates as "Bears Mountain" from the Dutch language.
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