Bouvet Island

E91870

dependency subantarctic island uninhabited island volcanic island

Bouvet Island is a remote, uninhabited subantarctic volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean, often cited as one of the most isolated places on Earth.

Aliases (1)

Bouvetøya ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dependency → subantarctic island → uninhabited island → volcanic island →
administeredAs	dependency of Norway →
annexedByNorway	1928 →
area	19 square miles → 49 square kilometres →
capital	none →
claimedByNorway	1927 →
climate	polar climate →
coastlineCharacteristic	steep cliffs →
continent	Antarctica →
country	Norway →
coveredBy	glacier →
declaredDependencyOfNorway	1930 →
discoveredBy	Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier →
discoveryDate	1 January 1739 →
distanceToAntarctica	about 1700 kilometres →
distanceToSouthAfrica	about 2500 kilometres →
exclusiveEconomicZoneArea	440000 square kilometres →
fauna	penguins → seabirds → seals →
firstClaimedBy	France →
governedBy	Norwegian Polar Institute →
hasFeature	caldera →
hasResearchStation	Norwegian research station →
highestElevation	2560 feet → 780 metres →
highestPoint	Olavtoppen →
ISO3166Code	BV →
locatedInOcean	South Atlantic Ocean →
locatedInRegion	Subantarctic →
natureReserveSince	1971 →
nearestLand	Coats Land → Queen Maud Land →
notableFor	being one of the most remote islands on Earth →
officialName	Bouvetøya →
permanentResidents	none →
population	0 →
populationYear	2020 →
protectedStatus	nature reserve →
researchStationStatus	usually unmanned →
sovereignState	Norway →
status	uninhabited →
timeZone	UTC+1 → UTC+2 →
topLevelDomain	.bv →
volcanicType	shield volcano remnants →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
NOK → Norwegian krone →	usedIn
Antarctic fur seal →	breedsOn
Bouvet Triple Junction region →	hasNearbyFeature
South Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean →	includesIslandGroup
Bouvet Triple Junction region →	locatedNear
Antarctic fur seal →	nativeTo
Norwegian krone →	officialCurrencyOf
Bouvet Island ("Bouvetøya") →	officialName
Haredi Jews →	populationCenter