Geography Of Bouvet Island

Location	island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Geographic coordinates	54 26 S, 3 24 E
Map references	antarctic
Area	total: 58.5 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 58.5 sq km
Area comparative	about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	29.6 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 4 nm
Climate	antarctic
Terrain	volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible
Elevation extremes	lowest point: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Olav Peak 935 m
Natural resources	none
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (93% ice) (2001)
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	NA
Environment - current issues	NA
Environment - international agreements
Geography note	covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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