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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
Definition: Geography > Area > Comparative to US places
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Area > Land	49 sq km		[224th of 238]
Definition: Geography > Area > Land
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Area > Total	49 sq km		[236th of 250]
Definition: Geography > Area > Total
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Area > Water	0 sq km		[189th of 239]
Definition: Geography > Area > Water
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Climate	antarctic
Definition: Geography > Climate
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Coastline	29.6 km		[208th of 271]
Definition: Geography > Coastline
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Olav Peak 935 m
Definition: Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	South Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Definition: Geography > Elevation extremes > Lowest point
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Geographic coordinates	54 26 S, 3 24 E
Definition: Geography > Geographic coordinates
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Geography > Note covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve Norway
Definition: Geography > Geography > Note
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Land use > Arable land	0%		[229th of 258]
Definition: Geography > Land use > Arable land
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Land use > Permanent crops	0%		[216th of 258]
Definition: Geography > Land use > Permanent crops
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Location island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Definition: Geography > Location
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Map references	Antarctic Region
Definition: Geography > Map references
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	4 nautical mile		[175th of 191]
Definition: Geography > Maritime claims > Territorial sea
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Natural resources	none
Definition: Geography > Natural resources
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population density	0 people per sqkm		[256th of 256]
Definition: Geography > Population density
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
tallest mountains > Mountain	Olav Peak
Definition: Geography > tallest mountains > Mountain
Source: Heal The World Foundation.
Terrain volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible
Definition: Geography > Terrain
Source: Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

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