Compare Clipperton Island (2008) - Bouvet Island (2008)

Compare Clipperton Island (2008) z Bouvet Island (2008)

	Clipperton Island (2008)	Bouvet Island (2008)

Area	total: 6 sq km land: 6 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 49 sq km land: 49 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about 12 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Background	This isolated island was named for John CLIPPERTON, a pirate who made it his hideout early in the 18th century. Annexed by France in 1855, it was seized by Mexico in 1897. Arbitration eventually awarded the island to France, which took possession in 1935.	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.
Climate	tropical; humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees C, wet season (May to October)	antarctic
Coastline	11.1 km	29.6 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Clipperton Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Clipperton former: sometimes called Ile de la Passion	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bouvet Island
Dependency status	possession of France; administered directly by the Minister of Overseas France	territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Police from Oslo
Disputes - international	none	none
Economy - overview	Although 115 species of fish have been identified in the territorial waters of Clipperton Island, the only economic activity is tuna fishing.	no economic activity; declared a nature reserve
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Rocher Clipperton 29 m	lowest point: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Olav Peak 935 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Flag description	the flag of France is used	the flag of Norway is used
Geographic coordinates	10 17 N, 109 13 W	54 26 S, 3 24 E
Geography - note	reef 12 km in circumference	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% (all coral) (2005)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (93% ice) (2005)
Legal system	the laws of France, where applicable, apply	the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply
Location	Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico	island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Map references	Political Map of the World	Antarctic Region
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm	territorial sea: 4 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of France	defense is the responsibility of Norway
Natural hazards	NA	NA
Natural resources	fish	none
Population	uninhabited	uninhabited
Terrain	coral atoll	volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible

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