Bouvet Island Overview

Bouvet Island is mainly known as an uninhabited nature reserve place. It is a subantarctic volcanic island. It is located in the south of the Atlantic Ocean, and it is the world's most remote island because of its amazing location. Despite being uninhabited, this island has a lot to explore, and here we will be discussing all of it.

Geography of Bouvet Island
As the island is not directly connected to any other country, it is located 1700 kilometers away from Queen Maud Land on the Princess Astrid Coast in Antarctica. 1900 km from Bouvet Island are the South Sandwich Islands on their southern side. On the south of Gough Island, there is Bouvet Island, about 1600 kilometers away. Finally, it is 2600 kilometers away from the south and southwest coast of South Africa.

Bouvet Island covers 49 square kilometers as it is measured to be 7 kilometers by 9.5 kilometers of land, and out of the total land, 93% is covered by a glacier. One of the most interesting parts of this island is the island's center, which is an ice-filled crater of a volcano that is not active these days.

History of Bouvet Island
In the 18th century, the French were out on an exploration mission in the South Atlantic. It was the time when Bouvet Island was spotted for the very first time. It was spotted on the 1st of January in 1739. However, it was the time when the Frenchmen discovered the island but mislabeled the island. Later in the early 19th century, the British encountered this island and named it Lindsay Island. It happened in 1808.

Although many people claimed to spot Bouvet Island, none claimed to land on it before the American Sailor. However, this claim is still disputed. Bouvet Island was claimed for the British Crown in 1825. After this time, the island was claimed for Norway in 1927. Then in 1930, there was a dispute with the United Kingdom for claiming rights where it was declared a Norwegian dependency. Later in 1971, it was designated as a nature reserve.

The climate of Bouvet Island
As Bouvet Island is located in the south of the Antarctic Convergence, it gets a marine Antarctic climate mostly cloudy, and there is heavy fog. In terms of temperature, the mean temperature readings throughout the year are:

• -1 degree Celsius in January.
• -3 degrees Celsius in September.

The island gets a few fluctuations in the temperature throughout the year, but it stays cool all the time. There are not a lot of strong winds as Bouvet Island experiences only weak west winds.

The postal codes
The harsh climate conditions of this island make it uninhabited, so there is no need for any postal codes here.

Nature of Bouvet Island
As most of the island is covered by ice, it is almost impossible for most animals and plants to survive here. Although the vegetation is limited here, the presence of snow algae has been recorded. However, the snow-free areas, the beaches, and capes along with the coastal cliffs are available for vegetation. One thing to note here is that the snow-free area is often recorded as the subject for frequent avalanches.

Final Remarks
While the climatic conditions and the size of Bouvet Island make it an uninhabited island, it still is very attractive because of its unique nature. Being full of the glacier can be an amazing background for your pictures while you are on your ship. Here we were discussing all the interesting facts that you needed to know about Bouvet Island.

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