Compare Bouvet Island (2005) - Akrotiri (2004)

Compare Bouvet Island (2005) z Akrotiri (2004)

	Bouvet Island (2005)	Akrotiri (2004)

Area	total: 58.5 sq km land: 58.5 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 123 sq km note: includes a salt lake and wetlands
Area - comparative	about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC	about 0.7 times the size of 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.	By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovreignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers in total: Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The southernmost and smallest of these is the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Western Sovereign Base Area.
Capital	-	Episkopi; also serves as capital of Dhekelia
Climate	antarctic	temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
Coastline	29.6 km	-
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bouvet Island	conventional long form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area conventional short form: Akrotiri
Dependency status	territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Police from Oslo	overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus
Diplomatic representation from the US	-	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US	-	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international	none	-
Economy - overview	no economic activity; declared a nature reserve	Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Akrotiri. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.
Elevation extremes	lowest point: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Olav Peak 935 m	-
Environment - current issues	NA	shooting around the salt lake; note - breeding place for loggerhead and green turtles; only remaining colony of griffon vultures is on the base
Executive branch	-	chief of state: Queen Elizabeth II (since 6 February 1952) head of government: Administrator Maj. Gen. Peter Tomas Clayton PEARSON (since 9 May 2003) note - reports to the British Ministry of Defence elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch
Flag description	the flag of Norway is used	the flag of the UK is used
Geographic coordinates	54 26 S, 3 24 E	34 37 N, 32 58 E
Geography - note	covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve	British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)	-
Land boundaries	0 km	-
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (93% ice) (2001)	-
Legal system	the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply	the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply
Location	island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)	peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus
Map references	Antarctic Region	Middle East
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 4 nm	-
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Norway	Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters for British Forces on Cyprus, and Episkopi Support Unit
Natural hazards	NA	-
Natural resources	none	-
Population	uninhabited (July 2005 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: approximately 1,300 military personnel are on the base; note - there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of military personnel or civilian staff on both Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Cyprus citizens work on the base, but do not live there
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	-
Terrain	volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible	-

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