Bouvet Island
- Geography
Location: island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Geographic coordinates: 54 26 S, 3 24 E
Map references: Antarctic Region
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Note:
covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve
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Aera |
Total: total: 58.5 sq km
Rank:
232
Land: land: 58.5 sq km
Water: water: 0 sq km
Area
- comparative: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
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Boundaries |
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Boundaries total: 0 km
Boundaries detail:
Coastline: 29.6 km
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Terrain |
volcanic; maximum elevation about 800 m; coast is mostly inaccessible
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Elevation extremes |
lowest
point: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Olav Peak 935 m
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Land use |
Arable land: arable land: 0%
Irrigated land: 0 sq km
Permanent crops: 0%
Permanent pastures: 0%
Forests and woodland: 0%
Other: 100% (93% ice) (2005)
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Environment |
current issues: NA
international agreements
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Maritime claims |
territorial sea: territorial sea: 4 nm
contiguous zone:
exclusive economic zone:
continental shelf:
exclusive fishing zone:
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