Synop Information for ENJA (01001) in Jan Mayen, Norway (site inactive)

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Registered Location

Latitude: 70° 56' 37" N (deg min sec), 70.9437° (decimal), 7056.62N (LORAN)
Longitude: 8° 39' 46" W (deg min sec), -8.6627° (decimal), 00839.76W (LORAN)
Elevation: 9 metres (30 feet) -- validated against 0 metres (0 feet) from Geonames
WMO Id: 01001
Location: Jan Mayen, Norway

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The location information for this site was gathered from 10 data sources. This position has been modified based on user feedback. The user provided this information: Station can be seen from imagery.

Show location history.

SourceLatitudeLongitudeElevationPlaceMilesMap
Update70.9437-8.6627  [ENJA]0.0Center 
NO70.9394-8.6690 Jan Mayen, Norway [01001]0.3CenterInclude
NSD70.93-8.6710Jan Mayen, Norway [ENJA]0.7CenterInclude
ISH70.93-8.679Jan Mayen(nor-navy), Norway [ENJA]0.7CenterInclude
ISH70.93-8.679Jan Mayen(nor-navy), Norway [01001]0.7CenterInclude
GHCN70.9331-8.666710Jan Mayen, Norway [01001]0.7CenterInclude
Master Location Identifier DB70.9331-8.66679Jan Mayen Island Metten (Weather station 1962- ), -, Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands [ENJA]0.7CenterInclude
Master Location Identifier DB70.9331-8.66679Jan Mayen Island Metten (Weather station 1962- ), -, Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands [01001]0.7CenterInclude
[340]70.9331-8.666710Jan Mayen, Norway [01001]0.7CenterInclude
RAOB70.93-8.679Jan Mayen(Nor-Navy), Norway [01001]1.0CenterInclude
RAOB70.93-8.679Jan Mayen(Nor-Navy), Norway [ENJA]1.0CenterInclude
NCEP70.93-8.679Jan Mayen(nor-navy), NO [ENJA]1.0CenterInclude
OurAirports70.9611-8.575811Jan Mayensfield, Norway [ENJA]2.3CenterInclude

The station (or view from the station) is shown here. You can choose the view direction to see the surroundings. Other information (and somewhat larger images) can be found by clicking on the picture.

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Neighboring Stations

This is a list of stations that are close to this station.

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SiteDistanceLocation
EW8601536.4 milesSouthwest Borgarnes, IS (lat 64.7102°, long -21.0270°, altitude 120 metres) (data present)
EW5887572.0 milesSouthwest Selfoss, IS (lat 64.1237°, long -21.0612°, altitude 101 metres) (data present)
DW3777609.8 milesEast Harstad, NO (lat 68.8000°, long 16.4000°, altitude 591 metres) (data present)
LA8QT612.6 milesEast Lodingen, NO (lat 68.4707°, long 16.0728°, altitude 0 metres) (data present)
GW2349619.5 milesEast BODO, NO (lat 67.3170°, long 14.5457°, altitude 68 metres) (data present)
DW1345624.4 milesEast Tverlandet, NO (lat 67.2950°, long 14.7307°, altitude 15 metres) (data present)
GW2881634.0 milesEast Bogen I Ofoten, NO (lat 68.5280°, long 17.1010°, altitude 570 metres) (data present)
GW2887640.7 milesEast Bogen I Ofoten, NO (lat 68.5233°, long 17.3923°, altitude 205 metres) (data present)
LA4GY-1648.6 milesEast Mo I Rana, NO (lat 66.3050°, long 13.9525°, altitude 29 metres) (data present)
FW4632658.4 milesEast Narvik, NO (lat 68.4423°, long 18.0652°, altitude 520 metres) (data present)

Location Formats

The location is shown in three different formats. Each of these is used in some software, and is shown on some websites.

Degrees Minutes Seconds: VWS/VWSAPRS, WeatherLink 5.5, WeatherLink (5.2-5.4), WeatherView (Linux)

Decimal degrees: FreeWX, WeatherView32 (PC application)

LORAN: WeatherDisplay, WUHU, Henriksen WServer

Resources

CWOP Home: This describes the whole CWOP program and has a large amount of useful information.

CWOP Siting Guide (PDF): This is a guide to siting and operating a CWOP station. This is a must-read document.

Another CWOP Guide (PDF): This is another guide to siting and operating a CWOP station. This is a must-read document.

Urban Siting and Operations (PDF): This is a guide to siting and operating a CWOP station in an urban environment.

APRS WX Message format: This describes the actual format of the messages transmitted that carry WX information.

WXQC Mailing List: This is a mailing list where data quality issues are discussed. Assistance with software configuration can often be found here.

Topo Map Reading Guide: How to read USGS topographic maps, with a good section on reading contours.

Geographically nearby web pages: Use Geourl to find web pages that deal with locations geographically close to this site.


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