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Fun fact 1 about Bouvet Island

Hand-coloured photograph of the southeast coast of Bouvet Island in 1898
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Bouvet Island was discovered on 1 January 1739 by Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier.

Bouvet Island
Norway
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Bouvet Island

Norway

Area
49 km²
Location
Norway
65th largest island in the world

Bouvet Island 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.

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Photo: Carl Chun · Public Domain