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Area > Comparative about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Comparative to US places about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land	49 sq km		[224th of 238]
Area > Total	49 sq km		[236th of 250]
Area > Water	0 sq km		[189th of 239]
Climate	antarctic
Coastline	29.6 km		[208th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Olav Peak 935 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	South Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Geographic coordinates	54 26 S, 3 24 E
Geography > Note covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve Norway
Land use > Arable land	0%		[229th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0%		[216th of 258]
Location island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Map references	Antarctic Region
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	4 nautical mile		[175th of 191]
Natural resources	none
Population density	0 people per sqkm		[256th of 256]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Olav Peak
Terrain volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible

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