Bouvet Island

Bouvet Island as the 2000 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 27 fields, one of 36 editions from 1990 to 2025.

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Position54 26 S, 3 24 E
Area58.5 sq km
LocationSouthern Africa, island in the South Atlantic Ocean, south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Populationas each edition published it
2,000 people July 2000 est. · 2,006 in 2006

Geography

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

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Land useshare of 58.5 sq km

forests and woodland 0%other 100% (93% ice)arable land 0% in all · permanent crops 0% in all · permanent pastures 0% in all · irrigated 0 sq km (1993)
Area
58.5sq km
land: 58.5 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: Southern 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 m;
  • coast is mostly inaccessible

Geography - note

covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve

People

1 field
Population
2000est.)
uninhabited (July

Government

4 fields

Country name

conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Bouvet Island

Dependency status

territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Police from Oslo

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

Disputes - international

none [Country Listing] [ The World Factbook Home]

Cite this entry

Central Intelligence Agency. “Bouvet Island.” The World Factbook 2000. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/bouvet-island/2000.