Bouvet Island

Nature Reserve

Norway · Subantarctic (South Atlantic)

Subantarctic (South Atlantic)Declared in 197149 km²

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Reckoned the most remote and inaccessible island in the world, more than 1,700 km from any other inhabited land

Area

49 km²

Declared in

1971

Region

Subantarctic (South Atlantic)

Climate

Templado, Polar / frío, Montañoso

Best time

June to August

Plan your visit

Best time: June to August
Area: 49 km²

Highlight

Reckoned the most remote and inaccessible island in the world, more than 1,700 km from any other inhabited land

Declared a Norwegian nature reserve in 1971, Bouvet Island is routinely reckoned the most remote island on the planet, lying more than 1,700 km from the nearest coast (mainland Antarctica) and a similar distance from any inhabited land, almost entirely covered by an ice cap over an ancient volcano. Its extreme isolation and the almost permanently hostile weather — fog, violent swell and a complete absence of natural harbours — mean that only a handful of scientific expeditions have ever managed to land successfully, making it one of the least visited and least studied territories on the planet.