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(14 fields)
Climate
antarctic
Coastline
29.6 km
Comparative area
about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Contiguous zone
10 nm;
Continental shelf
200 meters or to depth of exploitation;
Environment
covered by glacial ice
Extended economic zone
200 nm;
Land boundaries
none
Land use
0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows and pastures; 0% forest and woodland; 100% other
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
Territorial sea
4 nm
Total area
58 km2; land area: 58 km2
◆ GOVERNMENT(2 fields)
Long-form name
none
Type
territory of Norway
◆ PEOPLE(1 fields)
Population
uninhabited