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BOUVET ISLAND
Оглавление(territory of Norway)
@Bouvet Island:Geography
Location: Southern Africa, island in the South Atlantic Ocean, south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Geographic coordinates: 54 26 S, 3 24 E
Map references: Antarctic Region
Area: total: 58 sq km land : 58 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 29.6 km
Maritime claims: territorial sea: 4 nm
Climate: antarctic
Terrain: volcanic; maximum elevation about 800 meters; coast is mostly inaccessible
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 780 m
Natural resources: none
Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures : 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100% (all ice)
Irrigated land: 0 sq km (1993)
Natural hazards: NA
Environment - current issues: NA
Environment - international agreements: party to: NA signed, but not ratified: NA
Geography - note: covered by glacial ice
@Bouvet Island:People
Population: uninhabited
@Bouvet Island:Government
Country name: conventional long form : none conventional short form: Bouvet Island
Data code: BV
Dependency status: territory of Norway
Flag description: the flag of Norway is used
Economy
Economy - overview: no economic activity; declared a nature reserve
@Bouvet Island:Communications
Communications - note: automatic meteorological station
@Bouvet Island:Transportation
Ports and harbors: none; offshore anchorage only
Military
Military - note: defense is the responsibility of Norway
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international: none ______________________________________________________________________
