Bouvet Island Geography Profile 2009

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 by Norway