Bouvet Island

By / 15th June 2018

Bouvet Island

(Bouvetøya(Norwegian))

The flag of Norway, also used for Bouvet Island, features a red background with a blue cross outlined in white that extends to the edges of the flag.
Map of Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, showing locations of Cape Valdivia, Cape Circoncision, Lars Island, a meteorological station, and Olav Peak, with a scale bar and latitude/longitude markings. Bouvet Island’s main features are clearly labelled.
Illustration of Earth showing the Americas, with a red oval around the South Pole near Bouvet Island, and the Moon in the background. Text reads Earth Site © MMXIV.

Capital: N/A

Population: Uninhabited

Area: 49 km2 or 19 mi2

Political Information: Dependant Territory

Official Religion: N/A

Highest Mountain: Olav Peak at 780m or 2,559ft

 

GDP: N/A

Time Zone (GMT/UTC): GMT

 

Leaders: Has the Norwegian Monarch (Harald V) and is administered by the Norwegian Polar Affairs Department.

Additional: Bouvet Island is the most remote island on earth with the nearest inhabited land mass approximately 1,404 miles or 2260 kilometres away. The Island was discovered by Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier on January 1, 1739.

 

Sources: CIA World Fact Book, Encyclopaedia Britannica.

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