Geography of Bouvet Island
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Location:
Southern Africa, island in the South Atlantic Ocean, south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Geographic coordinates:
54 26 S, 3 24 E
Map references:
Antarctic Region
Area:
Area - comparative:
about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
29.6 km
Maritime claims:
Climate:
antarctic
Terrain:
volcanic; maximum elevation about 800 m; coast is mostly inaccessible
Elevation extremes:
Natural resources:
none
Land use:
Irrigated land:
0 sq km (1993)
Natural hazards:
NA
Environment - current issues:
NA
Geography - note:
covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve
total:
58.5 sq km
land:
58.5 sq km
water:
0 sq km
territorial sea:
4 nm
lowest point:
Southern Ocean 0 m
highest point:
unnamed location 780 m
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100% (93% ice)