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 Region |
Area: | total: 49 sq km land: 49 sq km water: 0 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) (2005) |
Irrigated land: | 0 sq km |
Natural hazards: | NA |
Environment - current issues: | NA |
Geography - note: | covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve |