Bouvet Island Geography 1997

Location Southern Africa, island in the South Atlantic Ocean, south-southwestof the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)

Geographic coordinates 54 26 S, 3 24 E

Map references Antarctic Region

Area
total: 58 sq km
land : 58 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; maximum elevation about 800 meters; coast is mostly inaccessible

Elevation extremes
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 780 m

Natural resources none

Land use
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures : 0%
forests and woodland: 0%
other: 100% (all ice)

Irrigated land 0 sq km (1993)

Natural hazards NA

Environment - current issues NA

Environment - international agreements
party to: NA
signed, but not ratified: NA

Geography - note covered by glacial ice

NOTE: The information regarding Bouvet Island on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bouvet Island Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bouvet Island Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.