Bouvet Island
Bouvet Island (Norwegian: [Bouvetøya] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), also historically known as Liverpool Island or Lindsay Island) is an island in the southern part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is in the sub-antarctic areas, 2500 km (1500 miles) south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa).[1]
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | South-Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 54°26′S 3°24′E / 54.433°S 3.400°ECoordinates: 54°26′S 3°24′E / 54.433°S 3.400°E |
| Area | 49 km2 (19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 780 m (2,560 ft) |
| Country | |
Norway | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
It belongs to Norway and is not subject to the Antarctic Treaty (which says that land south of 60°S, including Antarctica, does not belong to any country). It is the most remote island in the world, which means that is farther from other land than any other island on Earth.[2] The closest piece of land to the island is Queen Maud Land in Antarctica,[3] which is more than 1600 km (994 miles) away.[4] Nobody lives there, and there are rarely any visitors.
Geography
The island is volcanic and has high cliffs on all sides (created by high waves over thousands of years). Because of these cliffs, people usually only go to the island by flying in a helicopter.[5] 90% of its area is covered by glaciers (ice).
History
In January 2015 a new research station was put on Bouvet Island, for use by research expeditions.[5]
Climate, plants and animal life
The climate is cold and does not change much, with an average of +1 °C in the warmest month, and −3 °C in the coldest.
In fiction
- Bouvet Island is the setting of the 2004 movie Alien vs. Predator, where it is called by its Norwegian name "Bouvetøya".
Bouvet Island Media
Hand-coloured photograph of the southeast coast of Bouvet Island in 1898
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The claiming of the island on 1 December 1927
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The first hut, built on Cape Circoncision, in 1929
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Topographic map in English of Bouvet Island
- Bouvet Island west coast glacier.jpg
Glacier on Bouvet Island's west coast
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NASA image of Bouvet Island from space
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Cape Valdivia, the northernmost point of Bouvet Island, in 2009
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Image courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center
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A king penguin in Edinburgh Zoo named Maj. Gen. Sir Nils Olav, Baron of the Bouvet Islands
References
- ↑ "Bouvet Island" at CIA World Factbook Archived 2010-10-08 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2013-4-19.
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