Location:
island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Geographic coordinates:
54 26 S, 3 24 E
Map references:
Antarctic Region
Area: Area - comparative: Land boundaries: Coastline: Maritime claims: Climate: Terrain: Elevation extremes: Natural resources: Land use: Irrigated land: Environment - current issues: Geography - note:
total: 49 sq km
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country comparison to the world: 232
land: 49 sq km
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water: 0 sq km
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about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
0 km
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29.6 km
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territorial sea: 4 nm
antarctic
volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible
lowest point: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m
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highest point: Olav Peak 935 m
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none
arable land: 0%
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permanent crops: 0%
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other: 100% (93% ice) (2005)
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0 sq km
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NA
covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve by Norway