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{{Main|Dependencies of Norway}}

{{Main|Dependencies of Norway}}



Norway has three [[dependent territory|dependent territories]] ({{lang-no|biland}}), all uninhabited and located in the [[Southern Hemisphere]]. [[Bouvet Island]] is a [[Subantarctic]] island in the [[Atlantic Ocean|South Atlantic Ocean]].<ref name=cia>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/bouvet-island/ |title=Svalbard |work=[[The World Factbook]] |publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]] |date=11 April 2012 |access-date=25 April 2012}}</ref> ''[[Queen Maud Land]]'' is a sector of [[Antarctica]] which spans between 20° west and 45° east.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npolar.no/no/antarktis/dronning-maud-land.html|publisher=[[Norwegian Polar Institute]]|access-date=10 May 2011|language=no|title=Dronning Maud Land|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721073332/http://www.npolar.no/no/antarktis/dronning-maud-land.html|archive-date=21 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Peter I Island]]'' is a volcanic island located {{convert|450|km}} off the coast of [[Ellsworth Land]] of continental Antarctica.<ref name=miljostatus>{{Cite web|title=Peter I Øy |url=http://www.miljostatus.no/Tema/Polaromradene/Antarktis/Peter-I-Oy/ |publisher=[[Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency]] |access-date=29 August 2011 |archive-date=28 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928140534/http://www.miljostatus.no/Tema/Polaromradene/Antarktis/Peter-I-Oy/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Both Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land are south of 60°S and are thus part of the [[Antarctic Treaty System]]. While the treaty states that the claims are not affected by the treaty, only the other countries with claims recognize Norwegian sovereignty on the island.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Antarctic Treaty|url=http://www.ats.aq/e/ats.htm|publisher=[[Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty]]|access-date=29 August 2011|archive-date=15 April 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415053303/http://www.ats.aq/e/ats.htm}}</ref> The dependencies are administration by the Polar Affairs Department of the [[Ministry of Justice and the Police (Norway)|Ministry of Justice and the Police]] in Oslo.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Polar Affairs Department |url=http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/jd/About-the-Ministry-of-Justice-and-the-Po/Organization/Departments/The-Polar-Affairs-Department.html?id=1447 |publisher=[[Norwegian Ministry of the Environment]] |access-date=29 August 2011 |archive-date=8 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808221333/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/jd/About-the-Ministry-of-Justice-and-the-Po/Organization/Departments/The-Polar-Affairs-Department.html?id=1447 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Norwegian [[criminal law]], [[private law]] and [[procedural law]] applies to the dependencies, in addition to other laws that explicitly state they are valid on the island.<ref name=ld>{{Cite web|title=Lov om Bouvet-øya, Peter I's øy og Dronning Maud Land m.m. (bilandsloven)|url=http://www.lovdata.no/all/tl-19300227-003-0.html#1|publisher=Lovdata|access-date=29 August 2011|archive-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231248/http://www.lovdata.no/all/tl-19300227-003-0.html#1|url-status=dead|language=no}}</ref>

Norway has three [[dependent territory|dependent territories]] ({{lang-no|biland}}), all uninhabited and located in the [[Southern Hemisphere]]. [[Bouvet Island]] is a [[Subantarctic]] island in the [[Atlantic Ocean|South Atlantic Ocean]].<ref name=cia>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bv.html |title=Svalbard |work=[[The World Factbook]] |publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]] |date=11 April 2012 |access-date=25 April 2012}}</ref> ''[[Queen Maud Land]]'' is a sector of [[Antarctica]] which spans between 20° west and 45° east.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npolar.no/no/antarktis/dronning-maud-land.html|publisher=[[Norwegian Polar Institute]]|access-date=10 May 2011|language=no|title=Dronning Maud Land|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721073332/http://www.npolar.no/no/antarktis/dronning-maud-land.html|archive-date=21 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Peter I Island]]'' is a volcanic island located {{convert|450|km}} off the coast of [[Ellsworth Land]] of continental Antarctica.<ref name=miljostatus>{{Cite web|title=Peter I Øy |url=http://www.miljostatus.no/Tema/Polaromradene/Antarktis/Peter-I-Oy/ |publisher=[[Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency]] |access-date=29 August 2011 |archive-date=28 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928140534/http://www.miljostatus.no/Tema/Polaromradene/Antarktis/Peter-I-Oy/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Both Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land are south of 60°S and are thus part of the [[Antarctic Treaty System]]. While the treaty states that the claims are not affected by the treaty, only the other countries with claims recognize Norwegian sovereignty on the island.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Antarctic Treaty|url=http://www.ats.aq/e/ats.htm|publisher=[[Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty]]|access-date=29 August 2011|archive-date=15 April 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415053303/http://www.ats.aq/e/ats.htm}}</ref> The dependencies are administration by the Polar Affairs Department of the [[Ministry of Justice and the Police (Norway)|Ministry of Justice and the Police]] in Oslo.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Polar Affairs Department |url=http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/jd/About-the-Ministry-of-Justice-and-the-Po/Organization/Departments/The-Polar-Affairs-Department.html?id=1447 |publisher=[[Norwegian Ministry of the Environment]] |access-date=29 August 2011 |archive-date=8 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808221333/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/jd/About-the-Ministry-of-Justice-and-the-Po/Organization/Departments/The-Polar-Affairs-Department.html?id=1447 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Norwegian [[criminal law]], [[private law]] and [[procedural law]] applies to the dependencies, in addition to other laws that explicitly state they are valid on the island.<ref name=ld>{{Cite web|title=Lov om Bouvet-øya, Peter I's øy og Dronning Maud Land m.m. (bilandsloven)|url=http://www.lovdata.no/all/tl-19300227-003-0.html#1|publisher=Lovdata|access-date=29 August 2011|archive-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231248/http://www.lovdata.no/all/tl-19300227-003-0.html#1|url-status=dead|language=no}}</ref>



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