Bouvet Island
|
Country
names & abbreviations |
|
|
Country name
short: Bouvet Island
Country name long: none
Local name short: Bouvetøya
Local name long: Bouvetøya
Former name: Liverpool Island; Lindsay Island
Abbrevation:
Olympia:
ISO_numerisch: 074
3er Codierung: BVT
2er Codierung: BV
CIA-Kuerzel: BV
Internet id: .bv
Vorwahl:
Nationality plate:
Dependency Status: territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Oslo Police
Dependant Areas:
Independence:
National Holiday:
Nationality noun:
Nationality adjective:
Capital: Brasilia
|
|
Background |
This uninhabited volcanic island is almost entirely covered by glaciers and is difficult to approach. It was discovered in 1739 by a French naval officer after whom the island was named. No claim was made until 1825, when the British flag was raised. In 1928, the UK waived its claim in favor of Norway, which had occupied the island the previous year. In 1971, Norway designated Bouvet Island and the adjacent territorial waters a nature reserve. Since 1977, it has run an automated meteorological station on the island.
|
|
Flag |
|
|
the flag of Norway is used |
|
International
disputes |
none
|
|
|
|
