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Bouvet Island

Map of Bouvet Island

Map of Bouvet Island

 

Official name: Bouvet Island
Capital:
Area: total: 58.5 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 58.5 sq km
Location: Southern Africa, island in the South Atlantic Ocean, south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Geographic coordinates: 54 26 S, 3 24 E
Comparative Area: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 29.6 km
Terrain: volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible
Elevation extremes: lowest point: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Olav Peak 935 m

 


 

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