1995 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1995 (Project Gutenberg)
Geography
Area
total area: 58 sq km land area: 58 sq km comparative area: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Climate
antarctic
Coastline
29.6 km
Environment
current issues: NA natural hazards: NA international agreements: NA
International disputes
none
Irrigated land
0 sq km
Land boundaries
0 km
Land use
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100% (all ice)
Location
Southern Africa, island in the South Atlantic Ocean, south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Map references
Antarctic Region
Maritime claims
territorial sea: 4 nm
Natural resources
none
Note
covered by glacial ice
Terrain
volcanic; maximum elevation about 800 meters; coast is mostly inaccessible
People and Society
Population
uninhabited
Government
Capital
none; administered from Oslo, Norway
Digraph
BV
Independence
none (territory of Norway)
Names
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bouvet Island
Type
territory of Norway
Economy
Overview
no economic activity
Communications
Note
automatic meteorological station
Telephone system
*** No data for this item ***
Transportation
Ports
none; offshore anchorage only
Military and Security
Note
defense is the responsibility of Norway ________________________________________________________________________ BRAZIL