Bouvet Island (Norwegian: Bouvetøya) is an uninhabited Antarctic volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean, 2525 km south-southwest of South Africa. It is a dependent territory (Norwegian: biland) of Norway and is not subject to the Antarctic Treaty. It is the most remote island in the world. The centre of the Island is an ice-filled crater of an inactive volcano, known as the Wilhelm the Second plateau.
Bouvet Island is located at 54°26′S 3°24...
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Bouvet Island (Norwegian: Bouvetøya) is an uninhabited Antarctic volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean, 2525 km south-southwest of South Africa. It is a dependent territory (Norwegian: biland) of Norway and is not subject to the Antarctic Treaty. It is the most remote island in the world. The centre of the Island is an ice-filled crater of an inactive volcano, known as the Wilhelm the Second plateau.
Bouvet Island is located at 54°26′S 3°24′E / 54.433°S 3.4°E / -54.433; 3.4. It is 49 km² in area, 93% of which is covered by glaciers, which block the south and east coasts. A number of rocks and very small satellite islands lie offshore, including Lars Island to the southwest.
Bouvet Island is the most remote island in the world. The nearest land is Queen Maud Land, Antarctica, over 1,750 kilometres (1,090 mi) away to the south, which does not have a permanent population but is the site of a Norwegian all-year research station.
Bouvet Island has no ports or harbours, only...
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