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| Location: |
Southern Africa, island in the South Atlantic Ocean, south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
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| Geographic coordinates: |
54 26 S, 3 24 E
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| Map references: |
Antarctic Region
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| Area: |
total:
58.5 sq km
land:
58.5 sq km
water:
0 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
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| Maritime claims: |
territorial sea:
4 NM
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| Terrain: |
volcanic; maximum elevation about 800 m; coast is mostly inaccessible
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
South Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point:
Olav Peak 935 m
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| Land use: |
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100% (93% ice)
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| Irrigated land: |
0 sq km (1993)
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| Environment - current issues: |
NA
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| Geography - note: |
covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve
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