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Country Information - Bouvet Island
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Biodiversity in Bouvet Island (BVT)
 
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Species Families Species Families
Marine 143 91 No
Freshwater 1 1 Yes
Total 145 91 No
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Geography and Climate Bouvet Island is located in Southern Africa, island in the South Atlantic Ocean, south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa). Total area is 58 sq km, land: 58 sq km, water: 0 sq km. Area comparatively about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC. Climate in Bouvet Is. is antarctic. Terrain is volcanic and maximum elevation about 800 meters; coast is mostly inaccessible. The elevation extreme has lowest point in Atlantic Ocean 0 m and highest point, unnamed location 780 m. Land use: arable land: 0%, permanent crops: 0%, permanent pastures: 0, forests and woodland: 0%, other: 100% (all ice). Geography—note: covered by glacial ice.

Ref.  Anonymous, 1999
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