Bouvet Island #

Photo courtesy of NASA., under PD

Bouvet Island Bouvet Island is one of the most remote islands in the world; Antarctica, over 1,600 km (1,000 mi) to the south, is the nearest land mass.

Located near the junction of three tectonic plates, the island is mostly formed from a shield volcano that is almost entirely covered by glaciers.

The prominent Kapp (Cape) Valdivia on the northern coastline is a peninsula formed by a lava dome. It is only along the steep cliffs of the coastline that the underlaying dark volcanic rock is visible against the white snow and ice blanketing the island.