SELECT EDITION
CATEGORIES
◆ COMMUNICATIONS(2 fields)
Ports
none; offshore anchorage only
Telecommunications
automatic meteorological station
◆ DEFENSE FORCES(1 fields)
Note
defense is the responsibility of Norway
◆ ECONOMY(1 fields)
Overview
no economic activity
◆ GEOGRAPHY(13 fields)
Climate
antarctic
Coastline
29.6 km
Comparative area
about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Disputes
none
Environment
covered by glacial ice
Land area
58 km2
Land boundaries
none
Land use
arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 100% (ice)
Maritime claims
Territorial sea: 4 nm
Natural resources
none
Note
located in the South Atlantic Ocean 2,575 km south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Terrain
volcanic; maximum elevation about 800 meters; coast is mostly inacessible
Total area
58 km2
◆ GOVERNMENT(3 fields)
Capital
none; administered from Oslo, Norway
Long-form name
none
Type
territory of Norway
◆ PEOPLE(1 fields)
Population
uninhabited