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Bouvet Island

Bouvet Island Geography Stats

Definitions

  • Area > Comparative: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
  • Area > Comparative to US places: This entry provides an area comparison based on total area equivalents. Most entities are compared with the entire US or one of the 50 states based on area measurements (1990 revised) provided by the US Bureau of the Census. The smaller entities are compared with Washington, DC (178 sq km, 69 sq mi) or The Mall in Washington, DC (0.59 sq km, 0.23 sq mi, 146 acres).
  • Area > Land: Total land area in square kilometres
  • Area > Total: Total area in square kilometers
  • Area > Water: Total water area in square kilometers
  • Climate: A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
  • Coastline: The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
  • Elevation extremes > Highest point: Highest point above sea level
  • Geographic coordinates: This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources.
  • Irrigated land: The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.
  • Land use > Arable land: The percentage of used land that is arable. Arable land is land cultivated for crops that are replanted after each harvest like wheat, maize, and rice
  • Location: The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
  • Natural hazards: Potential natural disasters.
  • Natural resources: A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
  • Terrain: A brief description of the topography
STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Area > Comparative about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC 2013
Area > Comparative to US places about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC 2008
Area > Land 49 sq km 2008 221st out of 235
Area > Total 49 sq km 2013 231st out of 251
Area > Water 0.0 2013 163th out of 246
Climate antarctic 2013
Coastline 29.6 km 2014 188th out of 242
Elevation extremes > Highest point Olav Peak 935 m 2013
Geographic coordinates 54 26 S, 3 24 E 2013
Irrigated land 0.0 2012 22nd out of 32
Land use > Arable land 0.0 2013 219th out of 246
Location island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) 2013
Natural hazards NA 2011
Natural resources none 2013
Terrain volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible 2013

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008

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Bouvet Island Geography Profiles (Subcategories)

Area 5 Land use 3
  • Bouvet Island ranked 28 places from the bottom for land use > arable land globally in 2013.
  • Bouvet Island has ranked in the top 6 for land use > other since 2001.
  • Bouvet Island has ranked in the top 19 for irrigated land since 2010.
  • Bouvet Island has ranked in the top 164 for area > water since 2005.
  • Bouvet Island has ranked in the top 181 for maritime claims > territorial sea since 2005.
  • Bouvet Island has ranked in the top 206 for coastline since 2005.
  • Bouvet Island has ranked in the top 233 for area > total since 2005.
  • Bouvet Island has ranked in the top 221 for area > land since 2005.
  • Bouvet Island has ranked in the top 211 for land use > permanent crops since 2010.

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