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Bouvet Island (/ ˈ b uː v eɪ / BOO-vay; Norwegian: Bouvetøya [bʉˈvèːœʏɑ]) is an island and dependency of Norway, and declared an uninhabited protected nature reserve.
Nov 24, 2022 · Bouvet Island is the world's most isolated island, located thousands of miles from Antarctica. Learn about its history, wildlife and how to visit this Norwegian-claimed volcano covered in glacier.
Jun 6, 2024 · Bouvet Island, islet in the South Atlantic Ocean. One of the world’s most isolated islands, it lies about 1,500 miles (2,400 km) southwest of the Cape of Good Hope of southern Africa and about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) north of the mainland of Antarctica. Of volcanic origin, it is rocky and almost.
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May 1, 2010 · An uninhabited frozen isle halfway between South Africa and Antarctica, Bouvet Island is the most remote island in the world, and as such, perhaps the most remote landmass in the world.
Bouvetøya is a Norwegian volcanic island in the Southern Ocean. Bouvetøya is one of the most isolated islands in the world and 89 percent of the island is covered by glaciers. Bouvetøya is the Norwegian claim area in the seethe of the polar regions we have the most knowledge about.
Bouvet Island or Bouvetøya is one of the sub-Antarctic islands, an uninhabited ice-clad place 2,600 km south-southwest of Cape Town. It has a good claim to be the world's most remote island: anywhere within 2,000 km is similarly desolate, such as mainland Antarctica.
But for those of us who love Scandinavia, Bouvet Island still holds a special appeal. Known as Bouvetøya in Norwegian, the island is actually a Norwegian territory – and politically, at least, it’s part of Scandinavia.
