Compare Tromelin Island (2002) - Jan Mayen (2003)

Compare Tromelin Island (2002) z Jan Mayen (2003)

	Tromelin Island (2002)	Jan Mayen (2003)

Airports	1 (2001)	1 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2002)	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)
Area	total: 1 sq km land: 1 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 373 sq km land: 373 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Background	First explored by the French in 1776, the island came under the jurisdiction of Reunion in 1814. At present, it serves as a sea turtle sanctuary and is the site of an important meteorological station.	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 Haakon VII Toppen/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	3.7 km	124.1 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Tromelin Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Tromelin	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; 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
Disputes - international	claimed by Madagascar and Mauritius	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 7 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	15 52 S, 54 25 E	71 00 N, 8 00 W
Geography - note	climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones; wildlife sanctuary (seabirds, tortoises)	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 (1998 est.)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (grasses; scattered bushes) (1998 est.)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.)
Legal system	the laws of France, where applicable, apply	the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply
Location	Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar	Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland
Map references	Africa	Arctic Region
Maritime claims	continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 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	NA	dominated by the volcano Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg; volcanic activity resumed in 1970
Natural resources	fish	none
Population	uninhabited, except for visits by scientists (July 2002 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: personnel operate the Long Range Navigation (Loran-C) base and the weather and coastal services radio station (July 2003 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, flat, and sandy; likely volcanic	volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers
Waterways	none	none

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