Africa

Bouvet Island

Territory of Norway

 

Geography                 Economy                 Defense Forces
 

People                    Transportation          Government



Communications            History      	          Travel

GEOGRAPHY

Location

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

Area

Land Boundaries

0 km

Coastline

29.6 km

Maritime Claims

International Disputes

None

Climate

Antarctic

Terrain

Volcanic; maximum elevation about 800 meters; coast is mostly inaccessible
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: 780 m

Natural Resources

Land Use

Irrigated Land

0 sq km

Environment

Note: Covered by glacial ice

PEOPLE

Population

Uninhabited

GOVERNMENT

Names

Digraph

BV

Type

Territory of Norway

Capital

None; administered from Oslo, Norway

Independence

None (territory of Norway)

Flag

The flag of Norway is used

ECONOMY

Overview

No economic activity

TRANSPORTATION

Ports

None; offshore anchorage only

COMMUNICATIONS

Telephone System

Note: Automatic meteorological station

DEFENSE FORCES

Note: Defense is the responsibility of Norway

History
World Atlas

last updated: 24 september 1997