Bouvet Island

Bouvet Island as the 1997 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 28 fields, one of 36 editions from 1990 to 2025.

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Position54 26 S, 3 24 E
Area58 sq km
LocationSouthern Africa, island in the South Atlantic Ocean,
Populationas each edition published it
Not in this edition 2,000 in 2000

Geography

Southern Africa, island in the South Atlantic Ocean, | south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)

18 fields

Land useshare of 58 sq km

forests and woodland 0%other 100% (all ice)arable land 0% in all · permanent crops 0% in all · permanent pastures 0% in all · irrigated 0 sq km (1993)
Area
58sq km
land : 58 sq kmwater: 0 sq kmabout 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Coastline
29.6km
land boundaries: 0 kmterritorial sea: 4 nm
Highest point
780m
unnamed locationlowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m

Location

Southern Africa, island in the South Atlantic Ocean, south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)

Geographic coordinates

54 26 S, 3 24 E

Map references

Antarctic Region

Climate

antarctic

Terrain

  • volcanic;
  • maximum elevation about 800 meters;
  • coast is mostly inaccessible

Environment - international agreements

party to:
NA
signed, but not ratified:
NA

Geography - note

covered by glacial ice

People

1 field

Population

uninhabited

Government

4 fields

Country name

conventional long form :
none
conventional short form:
Bouvet Island

Dependency status

territory of Norway

Flag description

the flag of Norway is used

Economy

No economic activity; declared a nature reserve

1 field

Economy - overview

no economic activity; declared a nature reserve

Communications

1 field

Communications - note

automatic meteorological station

Transportation

1 field

Ports and harbors

none; offshore anchorage only

Military

1 field

Military - note

defense is the responsibility of Norway

Transnational Issues

1 field

Cite this entry

Central Intelligence Agency. “Bouvet Island.” The World Factbook 1997. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/bouvet-island/1997.