Bouvet Island

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

Area
total: 58.5 sq km
land: 58.5 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative
about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries
0 km

Coastline
29.6 km

Maritime claims
territorial sea: 4 nm

Climate
antarctic

Terrain
volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible

Elevation extremes
lowest point: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Olav Peak 935 m

Natural resources
none

Land use
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (93% ice) (2001)

Irrigated land
0 sq km (1998 est.)

Natural hazards
NA

Environment - current issues
NA

Geography - note
covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve



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