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:
0 km
Coastline: Maritime claims:
Climate: Terrain: Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: Land use:
Environment - current issues: Geography - note:
total:
49 sq km
country comparison to the world: 233
land:
49 sq km
water:
0 sq km
about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
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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
highest point:
Olav Peak 935 m
none
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
other:
100% (93% ice) (2011)
NA
covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve by Norway