Compare Paracel Islands (2003) - Bouvet Island (2003)

Compare Paracel Islands (2003) z Bouvet Island (2003)

	Paracel Islands (2003)	Bouvet Island (2003)

Airports	1 (2002)	-
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)	-
Area	total: NA sq km land: NA sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 58.5 sq km land: 58.5 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	NA	about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Background	The Paracel Islands are surrounded by productive fishing grounds and by potential oil and gas reserves. In 1932, French Indochina annexed the islands and set up a weather station on Pattle Island; maintenance was continued by its successor, Vietnam. China has occupied the Paracel Islands since 1974, when its troops seized a South Vietnamese garrison occupying the western islands. The islands are claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam.	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	518 km	29.6 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Paracel Islands	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bouvet Island
Dependency status	-	territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Police from Oslo
Disputes - international	occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam	none
Economy - overview	China announced plans in 1997 to open the islands for tourism.	no economic activity; declared a nature reserve
Elevation extremes	lowest point: South China Sea 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m	lowest point: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Olav Peak 935 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Flag description	-	the flag of Norway is used
Geographic coordinates	16 30 N, 112 00 E	54 26 S, 3 24 E
Geography - note	composed of 130 small coral islands and reefs divided into the northeast Amphitrite Group and the western Crescent Group	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% (1998 est.)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (93% ice) (1998 est.)
Legal system	-	the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply
Location	Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way from central Vietnam to the northern Philippines	island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Map references	Southeast Asia	Antarctic Region
Maritime claims	NA	territorial sea: 4 NM
Military - note	occupied by China	defense is the responsibility of Norway
Natural hazards	typhoons	NA
Natural resources	none	none
Population	no indigenous inhabitants note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons (July 2003 est.)	uninhabited (July 2003 est.)
Ports and harbors	small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island being expanded	none; offshore anchorage only
Terrain	mostly low and flat	volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible
Waterways	none	none

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