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