Compare Glorioso Islands (2004) - Jan Mayen (2001)

Compare Glorioso Islands (2004) z Jan Mayen (2001)

	Glorioso Islands (2004)	Jan Mayen (2001)

Airports	1 (2003 est.)	1 (2000 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.)	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
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: 373 sq km land: 373 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	slightly more than twice 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 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 Beerenberg volcano resumed activity in 1970; it is the northernmost active volcano on earth.
Climate	tropical	arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog
Coastline	35.2 km	124.1 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: Jan Mayen
Dependency status	possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion	territory of Norway; administered from Oslo through a governor (sysselmann) resident in Longyearbyen (Svalbard); however, authority has been delegated to a station commander of the Norwegian Defense Communication Service
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	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 located on the island.
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 12 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 France is used	the flag of Norway is used
Geographic coordinates	11 30 S, 47 20 E	71 00 N, 8 00 W
Geography - note	the islands and rocks are surrounded by an extensive reef system	barren volcanic island with some moss and grass
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	-	13 (Jan Mayen and Svalbard) (2000)
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)	0 sq km (1993)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms) (2001)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100%
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	Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland
Map references	Africa	Arctic Region
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm	contiguous zone: 10 NM continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation 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	periodic cyclones	dominated by the volcano Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg; volcanic activity resumed in 1970
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 2004 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: there are personnel who operate the Long Range Navigation (Loran-C) base and the weather and coastal services radio station (July 2001 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	none; offshore anchorage only
Radio broadcast stations	-	AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA note: there is one radio and meteorological station (1998)
Terrain	low and flat	volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers
Waterways	-	none

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