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Bouvet Island

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Bouvet Island · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

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Bouvet Island (, BOO-vay; Norwegian: Bouvetøya [bʉ.ˈvèː.œʏ.ɑ]) is an uninhabited subantarctic volcanic island and dependency of Norway. A protected nature reserve situated in the South Atlantic Ocean at the southern end of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, it is the world's most remote island. Located north of 60°S latitude, Bouvet Island is not part of the southern region covered by the Antarctic Treaty System.

From Wikipedia: Bouvet Island · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pictures

  • Hand-coloured photograph of the southeast coast of Bouvet Island in 1898
    Hand-coloured photograph of the southeast coast of Bouvet Island in 1898Carl Chun · Public domain
  • The claiming of the island on 1 December 1927
    The claiming of the island on 1 December 1927Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain
  • The first hut, built on Cape Circoncision, in 1929
    The first hut, built on Cape Circoncision, in 1929Bjarne Aagaard (1873–1956) · Public domain
  • Glacier on Bouvet Island's west coast
    Glacier on Bouvet Island's west coastFrançois Guerraz · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Cape Valdivia, the northernmost point of Bouvet Island, in 2009
    Cape Valdivia, the northernmost point of Bouvet Island, in 20091447 · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • A king penguin in Edinburgh Zoo named Maj. Gen. Sir Nils Olav, Baron of the Bouvet Islands
    A king penguin in Edinburgh Zoo named Maj. Gen. Sir Nils Olav, Baron of the Bouvet IslandsLee Carson on Flickr · CC BY-SA 2.0

Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons

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