Compare Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2007) - Bouvet Island (2003)

Compare Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2007) z Bouvet Island (2003)

	Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2007)	Bouvet Island (2003)

Area	total: 412 sq km land: 412 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 58.5 sq km land: 58.5 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC	about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Background	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.	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	antarctic	antarctic
Coastline	101.9 km	29.6 km
Country name	conventional long form: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands conventional short form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands abbreviation: HIMI	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bouvet Island
Dependency status	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment and Heritage	territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Police from Oslo
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (territory of Australia)	-
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (territory of Australia)	-
Disputes - international	none	none
Economy - overview	The islands have no indigenous economic activity, but the Australian Government allows limited fishing in the surrounding waters.	no economic activity; declared a nature reserve
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Mawson Peak, on Big Ben 2,745 m	lowest point: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Olav Peak 935 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Flag description	the flag of Australia is used	the flag of Norway is used
Geographic coordinates	53 06 S, 72 31 E	54 26 S, 3 24 E
Geography - note	-	covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve
Irrigated land	0 sq km	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (93% ice) (1998 est.)
Legal system	the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply	the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply
Location	islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica	island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Map references	Antarctic Region	Antarctic Region
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm	territorial sea: 4 NM
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Australia; Australia conducts fisheries patrols	defense is the responsibility of Norway
Natural hazards	Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island	NA
Natural resources	fish	none
Population	uninhabited	uninhabited (July 2003 est.)
Ports and harbors	-	none; offshore anchorage only
Terrain	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	volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible
Waterways	-	none

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