Traveling Luck for Bouvet Island. Bouvet Island, Antarctica

Bouvet Island is located in island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa).

Land in Bouvet Island is volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible.

land covers an area of 58.5 square kilometers which is about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC

national flag (Flag of Bouvet Island)

As for the climate; antarctic.

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Regions of Bouvet Island

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This uninhabited volcanic island is almost entirely covered by glaciers and is difficult to approach. It was discovered in 1739 by a French naval officer after whom the island was named. No claim was made until 1825, when the British flag was raised. In 1928, the UK waived its claim in favor of Norway, which had occupied the island the previous year. In 1971, Bouvet Island and the adjacent territorial waters were designated a nature reserve. Since 1977, Norway has run an automated meteorological station on the island.

Country Profile for Bouvet Island