Compare Bouvet Island (2005) - Jan Mayen (2006)

Compare Bouvet Island (2005) z Jan Mayen (2006)

	Bouvet Island (2005)	Jan Mayen (2006)

Airports	-	1 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways	-	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)
Area	total: 58.5 sq km land: 58.5 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 377 sq km land: 377 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC	slightly more than twice 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.	This desolate, mountainous island was named after a Dutch whaling captain who indisputably discovered it in 1614 (earlier claims are inconclusive). Visited only occasionally by seal hunters and trappers over the following centuries, the island came under Norwegian sovereignty in 1929. The long dormant Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg volcano resumed activity in 1970; it is the northernmost active volcano on earth.
Climate	antarctic	arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog
Coastline	29.6 km	124.1 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bouvet Island	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Jan Mayen
Dependency status	territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Police from Oslo	territory of Norway; since August 1994, administered from Oslo through the county governor (fylkesmann) of Nordland; however, authority has been delegated to a station commander of the Norwegian Defense Communication Service
Disputes - international	none	none
Economy - overview	no economic activity; declared a nature reserve	Jan Mayen is a volcanic island with no exploitable natural resources. Economic activity is limited to providing services for employees of Norway's radio and meteorological stations on the island.
Elevation extremes	lowest point: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Olav Peak 935 m	lowest point: Norwegian Sea 0 m highest point: Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg 2,277 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Flag description	the flag of Norway is used	the flag of Norway is used
Geographic coordinates	54 26 S, 3 24 E	71 00 N, 8 00 W
Geography - note	covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve	barren volcanic island with some moss and grass
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)	0 sq km
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% (2005)
Legal system	the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply	the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply
Location	island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)	Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland
Map references	Antarctic Region	Arctic Region
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 4 nm	territorial sea: 4 nm contiguous zone: 10 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Norway	defense is the responsibility of Norway
Natural hazards	NA	dominated by the volcano Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg; volcanic activity resumed in 1970
Natural resources	none	none
Population	uninhabited (July 2005 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: personnel operate the Long Range Navigation (Loran-C) base and the weather and coastal services radio station (July 2006 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	-
Radio broadcast stations	-	AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA note: there is one radio and meteorological station (1998)
Terrain	volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible	volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers

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