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