Compare Palmyra Atoll (2008) - Bouvet Island (2008)

Compare Palmyra Atoll (2008) z Bouvet Island (2008)

	Palmyra Atoll (2008)	Bouvet Island (2008)

Airports	1 (2007)	-
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)	-
Area	total: 11.9 sq km land: 11.9 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 49 sq km land: 49 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Background	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.	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	equatorial, hot, and very rainy	antarctic
Coastline	14.5 km	29.6 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Palmyra Atoll	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bouvet Island
Dependency status	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	territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Police from Oslo
Disputes - international	none	none
Economy - overview	no economic activity	no economic activity; declared a nature reserve
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 2 m	lowest point: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Olav Peak 935 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Flag description	the flag of the US is used	the flag of Norway is used
Geographic coordinates	5 52 N, 162 04 W	54 26 S, 3 24 E
Geography - note	about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation, coconut trees, and balsa-like trees up to 30 meters tall	covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve
Irrigated land	-	0 sq km
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (forests and woodlands) (2005)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (93% ice) (2005)
Legal system	the laws of the US, where applicable, apply	the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply
Location	Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa	island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Map references	Oceania	Antarctic Region
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm	territorial sea: 4 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the US	defense is the responsibility of Norway
Natural hazards	NA	NA
Natural resources	terrestrial and aquatic wildlife	none
Population	no indigenous inhabitants note: 4 to 20 Nature Conservancy staff, US Fish and Wildlife staff (July 2007 est.)	uninhabited
Terrain	very low	volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible

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