Jan Mayen

Jan Mayen is a very surreal place. We where joking that the island is glowing (let's pretend there is no polar days in July), because of a nuclear accident that happened on the soviet submarine K-19 in 1961 near it shores. As a proof the lush green moss and bare rocks were unbelievably colourful, probably radioactive.
The Island is the north-end of the middle Atlantic ridge dominated by the 2277 meter high Beerenberg volcano. We were only lucky enough to catch a glimpse as thick fog and heavy clouds where constantly rolling across the sky encircling the island. Clear days are very rare on Jan Mayen because of the huge contrast in temperatures between the sea and air. Also, the island’s location makes it a boundary between the Gulf Stream and East Greenland Current.
The first thing you notice on the island is the diversity of birds. Jan Mayan is a true bird paradise. The arctic fox are extend on the island because of early hunting practices, while colonies of gulls, fulmars, puffins and other birds are doing really well. The sea ice from Greenland does not reach Jan Mayen anymore, so the last polar bear was seen on the island in 1991, also it has been many years since the walrus were gone.
There is no permanent residents on the Jan Mayen and 16 people were maintaining the Olonkinbyen Station at the moment when we were there, witch get there is by Norwegian military aviation. Before Norwegian government declared Jan Mayen a nature reserve in 2010, sheep were farmed on the island. Nowadays all farming and hunting activities are forbidden.
Also, since the nature reserve was established, tourists are not allowed to go ashore or camp within the island (the exceptions are for Kvalrossbukta and Batvika areas near Olonkinbyen, where it is allowed to land only after gaining permission). That is why most of the footage was taken by drone from the yacht, and others from Kvalrossbukta area, where we legally landed.
There are three ways to get Permission to visit Jan Mayen. The first two are from the chief of police in Nordland or Norwegian Ministry of Justice. The third one, which was the one we managed to get, is to contact the Olonkinbyen Station commander of Jan Mayen. To do this, you send a radio message to Jan Mayen station when you are a few miles away. Be aware that the island is 1,390 km away from Norway.
The other problem is that there is no dock on the island. We were granted 24 hours permission to land, but we weren’t able to do so right away because of very rough seas. We had to sail from the East side of the island to the West to found a shelter there. Luckily, the weather turned for the better and the following day I was able to fly the drone and get some good photos.

[@hanspetterbjrge3223]

I am glad I got to spend 6 months as a Station commander on this beautiful island in 2018. The island is unique. I really miss Jan Mayen.

[@vicsaul5459]

a unique experience too , c:

[@josefharasek7487]

beachboy lifestyle

[@ofilzag]

lucky

[@viknesrajsellathurai134]

I simply noticed a small island on Google earth. Now I'm here. So fucking nice to see this.

[@ViktorPosnov]

Thanks :)

[@thecrettin]

Same! Was putting my kid to bed and was scrolling on my iPhone maps and saw this white mountain looking thing in the middle of the sea. Went digging for more info and here we are. Places mostly abandoned like this truly fascinate me. Places no one gets to see.

[@thisismyalias]

What a privilege to be alive and to witness our planets beauty!

[@BritishCoastline]

I very much enjoyed visiting this very remote island in the only way probably possible for me. Via KZbin. Thanks.

[@ViktorPosnov]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@BlueSpirit3743]

it was a privilege to watch your video Viktor. 'Abandon Window' also happens to be one of my favourite ever tracks. I'd love to film there myself some day. That sky at the end too - just incredible. It must have been amazing to witness first hand.

[@ViktorPosnov]

Thanks!

[@julianfietzek2273]

Thank you for sharing these beautiful images.

[@ViktorPosnov]

Thanks for watching!

[@naturelover5396]

Its beyond scenic......... Soooooooo calming......

[@drakeParagon]

Absolutely breathtaking!

[@ME-ty8rv]

Thanks so much for this high quality video. On the map Jan Mayen looks so small but in the video the landscape looks so amazing beautiful and big !

[@ViktorPosnov]

Thanks!

[@rippi37]

Wow ! Breathtaking vision !! If it wasn't for the boat , birds and H2O it may be film of another planet....lol....stunning vision !! I stumbled across this place researching the volcano....glad I did...beautiful stuff. Thanks Viktor Posnov xxx

[@chrlmlln9018]

Amazing and most beautiful video from your Jan Mayen visit! Warm and very many thanks to you, dear, Viktor, for all you excellent recordings you share so generously with us you many followers! May God bless you and your family and keep you all safe and protected and healthy! Best regards from Sweden!❣👍🙏💯❤ Удивительное и самое красивое видео из вашего визита в Ян-Майен! Теплое и огромное спасибо тебе, дорогой Виктор, за все твои прекрасные записи, которыми ты так щедро делишься с нами, многочисленными подписчиками! Пусть Бог благословит вас и вашу семью и хранит вас всех в безопасности, защите и здоровье! С уважением из Швеции!

[@ViktorPosnov]

Благодарю!

[@la7dfa]

Wonderful footage. I have spent years working at the Loran station on Jan Mayen. Its a magical place.

[@ViktorPosnov]

Thanks, lucky you!

[@Ingo_F.]

Wow! Great pictures. Thank you.

[@ViktorPosnov]

Thanks for watching!

[@joostsmit906]

Dreamlike images very relaxing

[@joeyotr5383]

Such a mystical looking place. Nice work

[@ngn8785]

Magic, beautiful, powerful,...really an spiritual -thanks-

[@MdMamun97]

Very interesting , Love from Bangladesh

[@hernanalfonsorestrepo7977]

I am very grateful that you made this video and I appreciate the effort required to develop it, thanks to those who made it possible.

[@ViktorPosnov]

Thank you!

[@johnp7686]

This is the Jan Mayen video I didn't know I needed.

[@MindBlower18]

Beautiful scenery & great shots 👌 Thx from Munich 😉

[@ViktorPosnov]

Danke!

[@lotfigarnighandour9881]

Ohh me cantaría visitar esta isla 🏝️!!

[@oight]

omg! amazing footage, it looks beautiful! looks kind of like here in scotland, but a lot more cool and volcanic :)

[@vladislavhusnutdinov1523]

That sunset at the end of video is soooo beautiful 😍. Thank you for that video. Was very interesting to watch

[@ViktorPosnov]

Thank you!

[@dimitris__pap]

What a wonderful place?! 😍 Amazing video 👌

[@ViktorPosnov]

Thank you! 😃

[@robertostefani6038]

Posto meravigliosamente incontaminato da noi umani che distruggiamo tutto ! Solo splendida natura 🥰🥰🥰

[@GeoPerspective]

Thinking about making an educational video about the island. Could I use your shots? Would be happy to credit :) Beautiful by the way

[@ViktorPosnov]

Possibly, message me with more information about the video you are working on.

[@GeoPerspective]

@@ViktorPosnov basically, I would show where it is on the map showing the distances involved and any interesting facts I can find. Then I will sprinkle in some history and discuss the island in general I'm not working on it as of now since I have no footage.

[@amanrubey]

Thank you so much for providing such hd videos of this piece of land, which I could never travel to ( because of not getting permission, rough seas, radioactive nature )

[@sanjayr88]

truly splendid. breathtaking! Thank you very much for creating and sharing.

[@johnnycomelately6341]

This is amazing! You do good stuff. Isnt it incredible how plant life starts and sustains in environs like this

[@ViktorPosnov]

Yes, life in general is incredible

[@ivindgeorgjohansen5552]

Very beautiful video

[@ViktorPosnov]

I am glad you like it!

[@GeoAlok]

hey dude, are you the one who posted drone view photospheres of Jan Mayen on Google Maps, why are they removed?

[@ViktorPosnov]

Hmm, I don’t know, I did not remove them

[@GeoAlok]

@@ViktorPosnov I contacted Google about this and someone who is not their employee said that they can get removed if they are attached to a geographical place (like an island name) instead of a POI, landmark or place name support.google.com/maps/thread/84806994?hl=en it could also be that they are removed by mistake if someone reports them

[@ViktorPosnov]

@@GeoAlok thanks for finding that out! It did was attached to the island

[@GeoAlok]

​@@ViktorPosnov np your photospheres are amazing 👍 I put them in my map in GeoGuessr 😄

[@ViktorPosnov]

@@GeoAlok thanks!

[@catsofthestreet9547]

Which drone setup did you use?

[@ViktorPosnov]

This was shoot with mavic 2 pro

[@radomiriz]

Lovely. Thanks.

[@bxbank]

that's so cool. :) How is sailing up there? Looks like a nice rig.

[@ViktorPosnov]

We had a rough seas and were not able to make it to Scoresby Sund for the next stop

[@sultananshar]

It's really nice when you look at the map and you can see how it was there.

[@timothyfrench5530]

Inspiring, well done! You maximised your albeit limited time....😊giving us a window on a hitherto little known part of the Norwegian arctic.

[@ViktorPosnov]

Thank you!

[@dandelions9507]

Thankyou so much ❤

[@ViktorPosnov]

Thank you for watching:)

[@pepperboxstudio]

Land is mysterious.

[@user-fp4zn9yj8n]

Inspiring!!!

[@gazof-the-north1980]

A geologists garden of Eden!

[@ViktorPosnov]

It sure is!

[@mia-production]

WOW!!

[@nagalosh]

just wonderfull :)

[@abgjr.5019]

Wow

[@tehjamerz]

I wonder if that semi-circular feature at 0:54 is a crater I saw it on google maps and went looking for more info ^_^

[@ViktorPosnov]

I am not sure, it could be. The entire island is formed due to volcanic activity.

[@la7dfa]

Its Hvalrossbukta on the west side of Jan Mayen. Its the best harbour for landing supplies by boat in the summer. Its also one of the locations for Dutch whaling 400 years ago. All features on the island are volcanoes, lava flows etc, and the hotspot is now on the northern end of the island.

[@tehjamerz]

@@la7dfa Thanks for the info!

[@rnunezc.4575]

Drone piloting at its bests!...

[@sarbjitsingh-bv2qd]

Good job

[@ViktorPosnov]

Thanks

[@algobo]

Wow.....

[@EdwinCarrasco_]

4:05 heavenly!

[@conorpatrickmarsh3785]

Sad to think one day in the future this island will be choked with concrete and apartment blocks. Whom does it serve, ultimately?

[@ViktorPosnov]

The island is Norwegian

[@thecrettin]

Nonsense. 🙄

[@pete-i7p]

There's nothing wrong with that

[@klaudiajulia6209]

Beerenberg🔥🌋😍

[@Yidz]

Top 1 nations to play in Victoria 2 💀

[@TheGaddings]

nice👌🏻

[@ViktorPosnov]

Thanks 😊

[@eduardwilliams1245]

Wow.

[@noorsheikh9881]

God and cool

[@ArupDebbarma-xg3yw]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@nevergonnagive6077]

Yo solo conozco esta Isla solo por el Victoria 2 xd

[@patricioestrella5092]

x2 xVC

[@amanrubey]

Now since you told that this place is radioactive. I'm abandoning all my plans

[@connorsegeren]

how can you visit this island ?

[@la7dfa]

You need a boat and landing permit. There are no commercial flights, only military (C-130) for the crew.

[@vicsaul5459]

beautiful , suprised its not called island in the clouds. ..in norwegian of course, c:

[@vicsaul5459]

thank u ,

[@vicsaul5459]

from one vic to a vik,

[@alvio_leandra]

wow

[@tommyvercettygt]

Why do we need to to to mars if we have one

[@ViktorPosnov]

Totally Agree!

[@TienyeeTien]

Best place to hide from Zombie apocalypse 😂

[@ViktorPosnov]

Or pretend that it already happened

[@Elonmuskasseater69]

Nice