Compare Bouvet Island (2004) - Bassas da India (2004)

Compare Bouvet Island (2004) z Bassas da India (2004)

	Bouvet Island (2004)	Bassas da India (2004)

Area	total: 58.5 sq km land: 58.5 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 0.2 sq km land: 0.2 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC	about one-third the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
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 atoll is a volcanic rock surrounded by reefs and is awash at high tide. A French possession since 1897, it was placed under the administration of a commissioner residing in Reunion in 1968.
Climate	antarctic	tropical
Coastline	29.6 km	35.2 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bouvet Island	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bassas da India
Dependency status	territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Police from Oslo	possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Disputes - international	none	claimed by Madagascar
Economy - overview	no economic activity; declared a nature reserve	no economic activity
Elevation extremes	lowest point: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Olav Peak 935 m	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 2.4 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Flag description	the flag of Norway is used	the flag of France is used
Geographic coordinates	54 26 S, 3 24 E	21 30 S, 39 50 E
Geography - note	covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve	the islands emerge from a circular reef that sits atop a long-extinct, submerged volcano
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) (2001)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all rock) (2001)
Legal system	the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply	the laws of France, where applicable, apply
Location	island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)	Southern Africa, islands in the southern Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from Madagascar to Mozambique
Map references	Antarctic Region	Africa
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 4 nm	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Norway	defense is the responsibility of France
Natural hazards	NA	maritime hazard since it is usually under water during high tide and surrounded by reefs; subject to periodic cyclones
Natural resources	none	none
Population	uninhabited (July 2004 est.)	uninhabited (July 2004 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	none; offshore anchorage only
Terrain	volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible	volcanic rock

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