Compare Glorioso Islands (2002) - Bouvet Island (2004)

Compare Glorioso Islands (2002) z Bouvet Island (2004)

	Glorioso Islands (2002)	Bouvet Island (2004)

Airports	1 (2001)	-
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002)	-
Area	total: 5 sq km land: 5 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ile Glorieuse, Ile du Lys, Verte Rocks, Wreck Rock, and South Rock	total: 58.5 sq km land: 58.5 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Background	A French possession since 1892, the Glorioso Islands are composed of two lushly vegetated coral islands (Ile Glorieuse and Ile du Lys) and three rock islets. A military garrison operates a weather and radio station on Ile Glorieuse.	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.
Climate	tropical	antarctic
Coastline	35.2 km	29.6 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Glorioso Islands local long form: none local short form: Iles Glorieuses	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bouvet Island
Dependency status	possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion	territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Police from Oslo
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (possession of France)	-
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (possession of France)	-
Disputes - international	claimed by Madagascar	none
Economy - overview	no economic activity	no economic activity; declared a nature reserve
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 12 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	11 30 S, 47 20 E	54 26 S, 3 24 E
Geography - note	the islands and rocks are surrounded by an extensive reef system	covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve
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% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms) (1998 est.)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (93% ice) (2001)
Legal system	the laws of France, where applicable, apply	the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply
Location	Southern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Madagascar	island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Map references	Africa	Antarctic Region
Maritime claims	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM	territorial sea: 4 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of France	defense is the responsibility of Norway
Natural hazards	periodic cyclones	NA
Natural resources	guano, coconuts	none
Population	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a small French military garrison along with a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (July 2002 est.)	uninhabited (July 2004 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	none; offshore anchorage only
Terrain	low and flat	volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible
Waterways	none	-

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