NationMaster - Bouvet Island Geography statistics

Area > Comparative about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Comparative to US places about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land	222 sq km	[222nd of 236]
Area > Total	234 sq km	[234th of 248]
Area > Water	172 sq km	[172nd of 237]
Climate	antarctic
Coastline	195 km	[195th of 249]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Olav Peak 935 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	South Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Geographic coordinates	54 26 S, 3 24 E
Geography > Note covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve
Irrigated land	176 sq km	[176th of 185]
Land use > Arable land	216 %	[216th of 241]
Land use > Other	22 %	[22nd of 241]
Location island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Map references	Antarctic Region
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	173 nm	[173rd of 190]
Natural resources	none
Population density	256 people per sqkm	[256th of 256]
Terrain volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible

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