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  1. Bouvet Island. Bouvet Island ( / ˈbuːveɪ / BOO-vay; Norwegian: Bouvetøya [3] [bʉˈvèːœʏɑ]) [4] is an island and dependency of Norway, and declared an uninhabited protected nature reserve. It is a subantarctic volcanic island, situated in the South Atlantic Ocean at the southern end of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and is the world's most ...

  2. Bouvet Island. 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. It lies 6,040 km south of the equator and is a dependency of ...

  3. Bouvet Island is an island and dependency of Norway, and declared an uninhabited protected nature reserve. It is a subantarctic volcanic island, situated in the South Atlantic Ocean at the southern end of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and is the world's most remote island. It is not part of the southern region covered by the Antarctic Treaty System.

  4. Apr 27, 2024 · Landing is extremely difficult on the island. It has an area of 23 square miles (59 square km), rises to 3,068 feet (935 metres), and is uninhabited. Bouvet Island was discovered in 1739 by the French navigator Jean-Baptiste-Charles Bouvet de Lozier (1705–86), for whom it is named. It was rediscovered by a German expedition in 1898, and ...

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  6. Nov 24, 2022 · Quick facts about Bouvet Island. Location: South Atlantic Ocean. Size: 49 square km or 19 square miles. Discovery: Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier in 1739. Status: Norwegian protected nature reserve. Land: An inactive volcano, 93% of the island is covered by a glacier.

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