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Bouvet Island

Bouvet Island is located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a sub-antarctic, uninhabited volcanic island. It is dependent on Norway but the island is put out of the Antarctic Treaty. The nearest lands of the island are Queen Maud Land, and Antarctica.

HISTORY:- Bouvet Island was first discovered by Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, in 1st January, 1739. In 1808, the island was seen for the first time by James Lindsay. In 1822, the island was first explored by Captain Benjamin Morrell. Successively, Captain Norris landed in the island in 1825 and claimed the island for Britain. In 1927, a Norwegian group stayed in the island for a month. That was the first human settlement in the island. Likely, the Bouvet Island was claimed by Norvegia, the Norwegian troop. The troop was headed by Lars Christensen, who gave the name of the island- Bouvet Island. The island became Norway territory.

GEOGRAPHY:- The Bouvet Island is located at 54 26 S, 3 24 E in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is situated at the southwest of the Cape of Good Hope. The island captures total 49 sq km land area. 93% of the land area is covered by glaciers. The coastline is 29.6 km long along with the South Atlantic Ocean. The lowest point is located at the South Atlantic Ocean (0 m) and the highest point is Olav Peak (935 m). The island is volcanic. The coasts are mostly rugged and unapproachable. The glacial ice has almost blocked the south and east coasts of the island.

CLIMATE:- Antarctic climate is predominant in the island.

GOVERNMENT:- It is a territory of Norway. The island is governed by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and supervised by the Oslo police. The legal system is based on the Norway low.

Some important facts on the Bouvet Island:

• Bouvet Island is the most remote island of the universe.

• The island has no ports or harbours.

• The island is uninhabited.

• The defense affair is controlled by the Norway government.

• Flora consists of lichens and mosses and fauna consists of seals, seabirds and penguins.

• The island has no communication connectivity- no telephone code, no postal code.

• A research station was built in 1994. But it does not exist now. According to the Norwegian Institute of Polar Research, the station was destroyed by sea wind.

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