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Bouvet Island
1990 Edition — territory
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Communications
Ports
[time series]
none; offshore anchorage only
Telecommunication systems
(Telecommunications)
[time series]
automatic meteorological station
Defense Forces
Note
[time series]
defense is the responsibility of Norway
Economy
Economic overview
(Overview)
[time series]
no economic activity
Geography
Climate
[time series]
antarctic
Coastline
[time series]
29.6 km
Area - comparative
(Comparative area)
[time series]
about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Contiguous zone
[time series]
10 nm;
Continental shelf
[time series]
200 meters or to depth of exploitation;
Environment - current issues
(Environment)
[time series]
covered by glacial ice
Extended economic zone
[time series]
200 nm;
Land boundaries
[time series]
none
Land use
[time series]
0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows and pastures; 0% forest and woodland; 100% other
Natural resources
[time series]
none
Note
[time series]
located in the South Atlantic Ocean 2,575 km south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Terrain
[time series]
volcanic; maximum elevation about 800 meters; coast is mostly inacessible
Maritime claims
(Territorial sea)
[time series]
4 nm
Area
(Total area)
[time series]
58 km2; land area: 58 km2
Government
Country name
(Long-form name)
[time series]
none
Government type
(Type)
[time series]
territory of Norway
People
Population
[time series]
uninhabited