Looks like the loneliest island in the world (photos)
Almost all its area is covered by glaciers.
In the South Atlantic is the uninhabited island of Bouvet. This small piece of land with dimensions of 9.5 by 6.5 kilometers sometimes called “the loneliest place on Earth.” All because in a radius of thousands of kilometers from Bouvet no settlement.
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In fact, the closest populated neighbor Bouvet island is the town of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas. The population is about 250 people and it is located in the Northern part of the island of Tristan da Cunha in 2270 kilometers to the North of the Bouvet.
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Bouvet island is of volcanic origin, and its center is the crater of an extinct volcano. According to scientists, the last eruption here was about two thousand years ago. Now 93% of the area of the island is occupied by glaciers, and the average temperature is about -1 degrees.
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Because of the inhospitable climate, with fog, strong winds, and clouds, and also due to its remoteness, the island is absolutely unfit for human life. From plants here, too, will find only mosses and lichens. But birds and animals this place is loved. Nest on the island more than 10 species of seabirds, more than 100 thousands of different types of penguins, sea lions and seals, and in the surrounding waters is home to orcas and humpback whales. In 1971, Bouvet island received the status of nature reserve.
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At the moment the island is a dependent territory of Norway.
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