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Bouvet Island
Bouvet Island , uninhabited volcanic island, c.58 sq mi (150 sq km), S Atlantic Ocean, about 1,600 mi (2,576 km) SW of the Cape of Good Hope. A Norwegian possession since 1928, Bouvet is almost completely covered by glacial ice. Norway has an automated weather station on the NW coast. The island and its adjacent waters have been a nature reserve since 1971. |
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"Bouvet Island." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Bouvet Island." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-BouvetIs.html "Bouvet Island." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-BouvetIs.html |
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Bouvet Island
Bouvet Island (Norwegian: Bouvetøya), South Atlantic Ocean Discovered in 1739 by a French navigator, Jean‐Baptiste‐Charles Bouvet de Lozier, after whom it was named. It was annexed by Norway in 1930.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Bouvet Island." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Bouvet Island." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-BouvetIsland.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Bouvet Island." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-BouvetIsland.html |
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