Compare Bouvet Island (2003) - Paracel Islands (2002)

Compare Bouvet Island (2003) z Paracel Islands (2002)

	Bouvet Island (2003)	Paracel Islands (2002)

Airports	-	1 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways	-	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)
Area	total: 58.5 sq km land: 58.5 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: NA sq km land: NA sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC	NA
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 archipelago is surrounded by productive fishing grounds and by potential oil and gas reserves. In 1932, French Indochina annexed the islands and set up a weather station on Pattle Island; maintenance was continued by its successor, Vietnam. China has occupied the Paracel Islands since 1974, when its troops seized a South Vietnamese garrison occupying the western islands. The islands are claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan.
Climate	antarctic	tropical
Coastline	29.6 km	518 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bouvet Island	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Paracel Islands
Dependency status	territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Police from Oslo	-
Disputes - international	none	occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam
Economy - overview	no economic activity; declared a nature reserve	China announced plans in 1997 to open the islands for tourism.
Elevation extremes	lowest point: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Olav Peak 935 m	lowest point: South China Sea 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Flag description	the flag of Norway is used	-
Geographic coordinates	54 26 S, 3 24 E	16 30 N, 112 00 E
Geography - note	covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve	composed of 130 small coral islands and reefs divided into the northeast Amphitrite Group and the western Crescent Group
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (93% ice) (1998 est.)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.)
Legal system	the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply	-
Location	island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)	Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way from central Vietnam to the northern Philippines
Map references	Antarctic Region	Southeast Asia
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 4 NM	NA
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Norway	occupied by China
Natural hazards	NA	typhoons
Natural resources	none	none
Population	uninhabited (July 2003 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons (July 2002 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island being expanded
Terrain	volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible	mostly low and flat
Waterways	none	none

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