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	Bouvet Island (2002)	Bouvet Island (2006)

Area	total: 58.5 sq km land: 58.5 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 49 sq km land: 49 sq km water: 0 sq km
Background	This uninhabited volcanic island is almost entirely covered by glaciers and is difficult to approach. It was discovered in 1739 by a French naval officer after whom the island was named. No claim was made until 1825 when the British flag was raised. In 1928, the UK waived its claim in favor of Norway, which had occupied the island the previous year. In 1971, Bouvet Island and the adjacent territorial waters were designated a nature reserve. Since 1977, Norway has run an automated meteorological station on the island.	This uninhabited volcanic island is almost entirely covered by glaciers and is difficult to approach. It was discovered in 1739 by a French naval officer after whom the island was named. No claim was made until 1825, when the British flag was raised. In 1928, the UK waived its claim in favor of Norway, which had occupied the island the previous year. In 1971, Bouvet Island and the adjacent territorial waters were designated a nature reserve. Since 1977, Norway has run an automated meteorological station on the island.
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)	0 sq km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (93% ice) (1998 est.)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (93% ice) (2005)
Location	Southern Africa, island in the South Atlantic Ocean, south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)	island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 4 NM	territorial sea: 4 nm
Population	uninhabited (July 2002 est.)	uninhabited (July 2006 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	-
Waterways	none	-

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