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Bouvet Island
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Bouvet Island is an uninhabited island and dependency of Norway. It is a protected nature reserve. It is a subantarctic volcanic island, situated in the South Atlantic Ocean at the southern end of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and is the world''s most remote island. Located north of the Antarctic Circle, it is not part of the southern region covered by the Antarctic Treaty System.
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Where is Bouvet Island?
Bouvet Island (/ ˈbuːveɪ / BOO-vay; Norwegian: Bouvetøya [bʉˈvèːœʏɑ]) is an uninhabited island and dependency of Norway. It is a protected nature reserve. It is a subantarctic volcanic island, situated in the South Atlantic Ocean at the southern end of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and is the world's most remote island.
Does Bouvet Island have ice?
Ice covers about 94 percent of Bouvet Island year-round. Bouvet Island has little to offer. The most remote island in the world is fewer than 20 square miles in size, and it’s almost entirely covered by a glacier. Long ago, it was an active volcano, but those fiery days have long since passed.
How did Bouvet Island become a dependency?
The expedition carried out aerial photography of the island and was the first Antarctic expedition to use aircraft. : 64 The Dependency Act, passed by the Parliament of Norway on 27 February 1930, established Bouvet Island as a Norwegian dependency, along with Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land.
Does Bouvet Island have a top-level domain?
But here’s the weird thing about Bouvet Island having its own top-level domain: It’s uninhabited. It’s always been uninhabited. Located in the southern Atlantic, the closest land to Bouvet Island is the coast of Antarctica, 1,100 miles to the south.
How did Bouvet Island get its name?
At that point, the island was given its current name of Bouvet Island ("Bouvetøya" in Norwegian). In 1930, following resolution of a dispute with the United Kingdom over claiming rights, it was declared a Norwegian dependency. In 1971, it was designated a nature reserve.
Is Bouvet a country?
Rather than decide what is and is not a country, IANA pulled from an available list. This 2014 research station on Bouvet Island was built to last 20 yearshopefully. The previous one blew out to sea. Photo: Marius Bratrein/Norwegian Polar Institute Bouvet received its own top-level domain because it has been a territory of Norway since 1930.