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AntarcticUsable guideUninhabited subantarctic volcanic island
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Bouvet Island or Bouvetøya is one of the sub-Antarctic islands, an uninhabited ice-clad place 2,600 km south-southwest of Cape Town. It has a good claim to be the world's most remote island: anywhere within 2,000 km is similarly desolate, such as mainland Antarctica. It lies 6,040 km south of the equator and is a dependency of Norway; for comparison, Oslo main railway station is 6650 km north of the equator and can be cold but never ice-clad. That's testament to the chill of the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica, compared to the balmy North Atlantic.
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Public transport and paid services in Bouvet Island.
Almost 93% of Bouvet is covered by glacier, riven by crevasses that are not charted.
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Calculated from climate averages: mild daytime highs and lower rainfall. It does not account for festivals, crowds or prices.
Average conditions in Bouvet Island
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high | 1° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 0° | 0° | -1° | -1° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 0° |
| Avg. low | 0° | 1° | 0° | 0° | -1° | -2° | -3° | -5° | -5° | -3° | -1° | -1° |
| Rainfall (mm) | 75 | 79 | 105 | 112 | 91 | 86 | 83 | 100 | 78 | 87 | 71 | 79 |
| Humidity | 91% | 90% | 89% | 88% | 86% | 86% | 86% | 87% | 88% | 88% | 90% | 91% |
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We do not label countries as safe or unsafe. Below is the official advice from two governments, with the date it was last updated. Always read the full advice before you travel.
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