Bouvet Island (2002) | Bouvet Island (2001) | |
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Area | total: 58.5 sq km
land: 58.5 sq km water: 0 sq km |
total:
58.5 sq km land: 58.5 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Country name | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Bouvet Island |
conventional long form:
none conventional short form: Bouvet Island |
Elevation extremes | lowest point: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Olav Peak 935 m |
lowest point:
South Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Olav Peak 935 m |
Irrigated land | 0 sq km (1998 est.) | 0 sq km (1993) |
Land use | arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (93% ice) (1998 est.) |
arable land:
0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100% (93% ice) |
Maritime claims | territorial sea: 4 NM | territorial sea:
4 NM |
Population | uninhabited (July 2002 est.) | uninhabited (July 2001 est.) |
Terrain | volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible | volcanic; maximum elevation about 800 m; coast is mostly inaccessible |