Bouvet Island

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Country overview: 

Short nameBOUVET ISLAND
ISO codeBV
FIPS codeBV
LanguageNorwegian (no)
Time zone
Capitalnone

 

British possession until 1930-02-27, when it was amicably transferred to Norway as a dependency. Included here only to conform to the standards.

Other names of country: 

  1. French: Île f Bouvet
  2. German: Bouvetinsel
  3. Norwegian: Bouvetøya (formal)

Origin of name: 

Discovered by French navigator Jean-Baptiste Bouvet de Lozier

Primary subdivisions: 

Bouvet Island has no known administrative divisions.

CountryHASCPopulationArea(km.²)Area(mi.²)
Bouvet IslandBV.BV05822
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