Bouvet Island
| Native name: Bouvetøya | |
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| Location | South-Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 54°26′S 3°24′E / 54.433°S 3.4°E |
| Area | 49 km2 (19 sq mi) (93% glaciated) |
| Elevation | 780 m (2,560 ft) |
| Highest point | Olavtoppen |
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Norway
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| Population | 0 |
Bouvet Island (Norwegian: Bouvetøya, also historically known as Liverpool Island or Lindsay Island) is an island in the Southern part of the Atlantic Ocean, located in the sub-antarctic areas, 2500 km (1500 miles) south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa).
It belongs to Norway and is not subject to the Antarctic Treaty (which says that land south of 60°S, including Antarctica, do not belong to any country). It is the most remote island in the world, which means that is farther from other land than any other island on Earth.[1] The closest piece of land to the island is Queen Maud Land in Antarctica[2], which is more than 1600 km (994 miles) away.[3] Nobody lives there, and there are rarely any visitors.
The island is volcanic and has high cliffs on all sides (created by high waves over thousands of years). 90% of its area is covered by glaciers (ice). The climate is cold and does not change much, with an average of +1ºC in the warmest month, and −3ºC in the coldest.
There are penguins, sea birds and seals on the island.[4]
[change] References
- ↑ "Global Volcanism Program". volcano.si.edu. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/region.cfm?rnum=18&rpage=highlights. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Most Remote Places in the World - Associated Content from Yahoo! - associatedcontent.com". associatedcontent.com. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2734985/most_remote_places_in_the_world.html?cat=16. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
- ↑ "NASA - Bouvet Island, South Atlantic Ocean". nasa.gov. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/IPY/multimedia/ipyimg_20081006.html. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
- ↑ "The Unofficial Bouvet Island Pages". phys.ucalgary.ca. http://www.phys.ucalgary.ca/~trondsen/Bouvet/adv25.unis.no/. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
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