Bouvet Island

Summary

Bouvet Island is an island^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.9% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,685 views/month, #66 of 7,296).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bouvet Island is credited with the discovery of Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier^[3].
• Bouvet Island is located in Norway^[4].
• Bouvet Island is in the country of Norway^[5].
• Bouvet Island is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[6].
• Bouvet Island is on the continent of Antarctica^[7].
• Bouvet Island's instance of is recorded as island^[8].
• Bouvet Island's instance of is recorded as dependency of Norway^[9].
• Bouvet Island's instance of is recorded as political territorial entity^[10].
• Bouvet Island's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .bv^[11].
• Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier is named after Bouvet Island^[12].
• Bouvet Island's Commons category is recorded as Bouvet Island^[13].
• Bouvet Island's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[14].
• Bouvet Island's located in time zone is recorded as Europe/London^[15].
• Bouvet Island's Unicode character is recorded as 🇧🇻^[16].
• Bouvet Island's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 1, 1739^[17].
• Bouvet Island's highest point is recorded as Olavtoppen^[18].
• Bouvet Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -54.42, 'lon': 3.36}^[19].
• Bouvet Island's significant event is recorded as discovery^[20].
• Bouvet Island's significant event is recorded as territorial claims in Antarctica^[21].
• Bouvet Island's significant event is recorded as annexation^[22].
• Bouvet Island's significant event is recorded as dependency of Norway^[23].
• Bouvet Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bouvet Island^[24].
• Bouvet Island's Commons gallery is recorded as Atlas of Bouvet Island^[25].
• Bouvet Island has a population of {'amount': '+0'}^[26].
• Bouvet Island's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'Bouvetov ostrov'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Bouvet Island is in the country of Norway^[5]. It is located in Norway^[4]. It is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[6]. It is on the continent of Antarctica^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Bouvet Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+49'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+780'}^[29]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+9'}^[30]. It has a population of {'amount': '+0'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island^[8], dependency of Norway^[9], and political territorial entity^[10].

History and Context

Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier is named after Bouvet Island^[12].

Why It Matters

Bouvet Island ranks in the top 0.9% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,685 views/month, #66 of 7,296).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]