Compare Bouvet Island (2008) - Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2005)

Compare Bouvet Island (2008) z Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2005)

	Bouvet Island (2008)	Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2005)

Area	total: 49 sq km land: 49 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 412 sq km land: 412 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC	slightly more than two 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, Norway designated Bouvet Island and the adjacent territorial waters a nature reserve. Since 1977, it has run an automated meteorological station on the island.	These uninhabited, barren, sub-Antarctic islands were transferred from the UK to Australia in 1947. Populated by large numbers of seal and bird species, the islands have been designated a nature preserve.
Climate	antarctic	antarctic
Coastline	29.6 km	101.9 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bouvet Island	conventional long form: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands conventional short form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Dependency status	territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Police from Oslo	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment and Heritage
Diplomatic representation from the US	-	none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US	-	none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international	none	none
Economy - overview	no economic activity; declared a nature reserve	No indigenous economic activity, but the Australian Government allows limited fishing around the islands.
Elevation extremes	lowest point: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Olav Peak 935 m	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Mawson Peak, on Big Ben 2,745 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Flag description	the flag of Norway is used	the flag of Australia is used
Geographic coordinates	54 26 S, 3 24 E	53 06 S, 72 31 E
Geography - note	covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve	-
Irrigated land	0 sq km	0 sq km
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (93% ice) (2005)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Legal system	the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply	the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply
Location	island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)	islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica
Map references	Antarctic Region	Antarctic Region
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 4 nm	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Norway	defense is the responsibility of Australia; Australia conducts fisheries patrols
Natural hazards	NA	Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island
Natural resources	none	fish
Population	uninhabited	uninhabited (July 2005 est.)
Ports and harbors	-	none; offshore anchorage only
Terrain	volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible	Heard Island - 80% ice-covered, bleak and mountainous, dominated by a large massif (Big Ben) and an active volcano (Mawson Peak); McDonald Islands - small and rocky

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