BOUVET ISLAND
(territory of Norway)
GEOGRAPHY
Total area: 58 km2; land area: 58 km2

Comparative area: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries: none

Coastline: 29.6 km

Maritime claims:

Territorial sea: 4 nm

Climate: antarctic

Terrain: volcanic; maximum elevation about 800 meters;
coast is mostly inacessible

Natural resources: none

Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures
0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 100% (ice)

Environment: covered by glacial ice

Note: located in the South Atlantic Ocean 2,575 km
south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

PEOPLE
Population: uninhabited

GOVERNMENT
Long-form name: none

Type: territory of Norway

ECONOMY
Overview: no economic activity

COMMUNICATIONS
Ports: none; offshore anchorage only

Telecommunications: automatic meteorological station

DEFENSE FORCES
Note: defense is the responsibility of Norway



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