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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Norwegian Krone
Currency Symbol: NOK
Location: Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland
Geographic Coordinates: 71 00 N, 8 00 W
Map References: Arctic Region
Area: total: 377 sq km ; land: 377 sq km ; water: 0 sq km
Area - Comparative: about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Terrain: volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Norwegian Sea 0 m ; highest point: Haakon VII Toppen on Beerenberg 2,277 m ; note: Beerenberg volcano has numerous peaks; the highest point on the volcano rim is named Haakon VII Toppen, after Norway's first king following the reestablishment of Norwegian independence in 1905
Land Boundaries(Km): 0 km
Coastline: 124.1 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 4 nm ; contiguous zone: 10 nm ; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm ; continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Geography - Note: barren volcanic island with some moss and grass