Bouvet Island: Geography#
Location | island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) |
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Geographic Coordinates | 54 26 S, 3 24 E -54.433334,3.4 |
Land boundaries | 0 km |
Coastline | 29.6 km |
Elevation Extremes | lowest point: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Olav Peak 935 m |
Highest Mountains | |
Terrain | volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible |
Natural Hazards | NA |
Natural Resource | none |
Land Use | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (93% ice) (2011) |
Climate | antarctic |
Irrigated Land | NA |
Renewable Water Resources | NA |
Environment_CurrentIssues | NA |
Environment - international agreements | NA |
Large Cities | |
Geography-note | covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve by Norway |