Editing Jan Mayen (section)

===Nature reserve===
A regulation dating from 2010 renders the island a nature reserve under Norwegian jurisdiction.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2010-11-19-1456
|title=FOR 2010-11-19 nr 1456: Forskrift om fredning av Jan Mayen naturreservat
|publisher=[[Lovdata]]
|language=no
|access-date=29 January 2021
|archive-date=15 April 2021
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415154905/https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2010-11-19-1456
|url-status=live
}}</ref> The aim of this regulation is to ensure the preservation of a pristine Arctic island and the marine life nearby, including the ocean floor. Landings at Jan Mayen can be done by boat. However, this is permitted only at a small part of the island, named Båtvika (Boat Bay). 

As there is no commercial airline operating at the island, one cannot get there by plane except by [[Air charter|chartering one]]. Permission for landings by a charter plane has to be obtained in advance. Permission to stay on the island has to be obtained in advance, and is generally limited to a few days (or even hours). Putting up a tent or setting up camp is prohibited. There is a separate regulation for the stay of foreigners.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/1962-06-01-1 |title=FOR 1962-06-01 nr 01: Forskrifter om utlendingers adgang til Jan Mayen |publisher=[[Lovdata]] |language=no |access-date=29 January 2021 |archive-date=20 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120202015/https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/1962-06-01-1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{wide image|Northwest coast of Jan Mayen.png|900px|Panoramic photo of the northwest coast of Jan Mayen}}