Compare Jan Mayen (2008) - Palmyra Atoll (2008)

Compare Jan Mayen (2008) z Palmyra Atoll (2008)

	Jan Mayen (2008)	Palmyra Atoll (2008)

Airports	1 (2007)	1 (2007)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)
Area	total: 377 sq km land: 377 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 11.9 sq km land: 11.9 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC	about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background	This desolate, artic, 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 Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg volcano resumed activity in 1970; the most recent eruption occurred in 1985. It is the northernmost active volcano on earth.	The Kingdom of Hawaii claimed the atoll in 1862, and the US included it among the Hawaiian Islands when it annexed the archipelago in 1898. The Hawaii Statehood Act of 1959 did not include Palmyra Atoll, which is now privately owned by the Nature Conservancy. This organization is managing the atoll as a nature preserve. The lagoons and surrounding waters within the 12 nautical mile US territorial seas were transferred to the US Fish and Wildlife Service and were designated a National Wildlife Refuge in January 2001.
Climate	arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog	equatorial, hot, and very rainy
Coastline	124.1 km	14.5 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Jan Mayen	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Palmyra Atoll
Dependency status	territory of Norway; since August 1994, administered from Oslo through the county governor (fylkesmann) of Nordland; however, authority has been delegated to a station commander of the Norwegian Defense Communication Service	incorporated territory of the US; privately owned, but administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior; the Office of Insular Affairs of the US Department of the Interior continues to administer nine excluded areas comprising certain tidal and submerged lands within the 12 nm territorial sea or within the lagoon
Disputes - international	none	none
Economy - overview	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 on the island.	no economic activity
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Norwegian Sea 0 m highest point: Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg 2,277 m	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 2 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Flag description	the flag of Norway is used	the flag of the US is used
Geographic coordinates	71 00 N, 8 00 W	5 52 N, 162 04 W
Geography - note	barren volcanic island with some moss and grass	about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation, coconut trees, and balsa-like trees up to 30 meters tall
Irrigated land	0 sq km	-
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% (forests and woodlands) (2005)
Legal system	the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply	the laws of the US, where applicable, apply
Location	Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland	Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa
Map references	Arctic Region	Oceania
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 4 nm contiguous zone: 10 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Norway	defense is the responsibility of the US
Natural hazards	dominated by the volcano Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg; volcanic activity resumed in 1970; the most recent eruption occurred in 1985	NA
Natural resources	none	terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Population	no indigenous inhabitants note: personnel operate the Long Range Navigation (Loran-C) base and the weather and coastal services radio station	no indigenous inhabitants note: 4 to 20 Nature Conservancy staff, US Fish and Wildlife staff (July 2007 est.)
Radio broadcast stations	AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA (there is one radio and meteorological station) (1998)	-
Terrain	volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers	very low

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