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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 ...
- 23 January 1928; 95 years ago
- 780 m (2,560 ft)
- 49 km² (19 sq mi)
- Norway
Bouvet Island. Type: Island. Description: Norwegian uninhabited subantarctic volcanic island. Categories: dependency of Norway, political territorial entity and locality. View on OpenStreetMap. Latitude of center. -54.433° or 54° 25' 59" south. Longitude of center. 3.411° or 3° 24' 40" east.
Apr 27, 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Dec 30, 2019 · Over a century later (in 1928), the British surrendered the island to Norway which had previously occupied it. Bouvet Island and the surrounding waters were designated a nature reserve in 1971. Geography of the Island. Bouvet Island is a volcanic island measuring approximately 5.9 by 4.3 miles and covering an area of about 19 square miles.
- John Misachi
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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Bouvet Island is an uninhabited subantarctic high island and dependency of Norway located in the South Atlantic Ocean at 54°25.8′S 3°22.8′ECoordinates: 54°25.8′S 3°22.8′E. It lies at ...
May 1, 2024 · 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.
