Communications: Internet country code
.bv
Environment: Climate
antarctic
Environment: Land use: agricultural land
0% (2018 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 0% (2018 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est.)
Environment: Land use: forest
0% (2018 est.)
Environment: Land use: other
100% (2018 est.)
Geography: Area - comparative
about 0.3 times the size of Washington, D.C.
Geography: Area: land
49 sq km
Geography: Area: water
0 sq km
Geography: Coastline
29.6 km
Geography: Elevation: highest point
Olavtoppen (Olav Peak) 780 m
Geography: Elevation: lowest point
South Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Geography: Geographic coordinates
54 26 S, 3 24 E
Geography: Geography - note
almost entirely covered by glacial ice (93%); declared a nature reserve by Norway; the distance from Bouvet Island to Norway is 12,776 km, which is almost one-third the circumference of the earth
Geography: Land boundaries: total
0 km
Geography: Land use: agricultural land
0% (2018 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 0% (2018 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est.)
Geography: Land use: forest
0% (2018 est.)
Geography: Land use: other
100% (2018 est.)
Geography: Map references
Antarctic Region
Geography: Maritime claims: territorial sea
4 nm
Geography: Natural hazards
occasional volcanism, rock slides; harsh climate, surrounded by pack ice in winter
Geography: Terrain
volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible
Government: Country name: conventional short form
Bouvet Island
Government: Country name: etymology
named after the French naval officer Jean-Baptiste Charles BOUVET who discovered the island in 1739
Government: Dependency status
territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Oslo Police
Government: Flag
the flag of Norway is used
Government: Legal system
the laws of Norway apply
Introduction: Background
This uninhabited volcanic island in Antarctica is almost entirely covered by glaciers, making it difficult to approach. Bouvet Island is recognized as the most remote island on Earth because it is furthest from any other point of land (1,639 km from Antarctica). The island was named after the French naval officer who discovered it in 1739, although no country laid claim to it until 1825, when the British flag was raised. A few expeditions visited the island in the late 19th century. In 1929, the UK waived its claim in favor of Norway, which had occupied the island two years previously. In 1971, Norway designated Bouvet Island and the adjacent territorial waters as a nature reserve. Since 1977, Norway has run an automated meteorological station and studied foraging strategies and distribution of fur seals and penguins on the island. In 2006, an earthquake weakened the station's foundation, causing it to be blown out to sea in a winter storm. Norway erected a new research station in 2014 that can hold six people for periods of two to four months.
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