Bouvet Island is a land of intrigue and mystery set in the South
Atlantic Ocean. The island rests on icy blue waters, shrouded in ocean
fog, ice covered, and encircled by stunning glaciers. The nearest human
life resides thousands of miles away, making Bouvet Island the most
remote on the planet. In the middle of the island lies an inactive
volcano.
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The best way to access the island is by helicopter. The steep
surrounding glaciers are not hospitable to even a harbor. To visit, one
would have to take off from the runway of a ship deck in a helicopter.
The helicopter would then have to navigate a landing on the surface of
stretching ice. Once on the island, only an automated weather station
would be recognizable.
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Recorded
history tells of the discovery of Bouvet Island by a Jean-Baptist
Bouvet. The island was originally found in 1739, although it was
rediscovered multiple times afterward. Presently the country of Norway
controls the island as a nature preserve.
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Bouvet
Island contains a mystery. In 1964 an abandoned whaleboat was found. To
this day the explorers and their mission are surrounded in theories. As
a place of mystery, the island has been featured in three different
modern day novels.
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The
ocean waves have shaped the steep glacier coastline. Two main glaciers
were identified on the island, the Posadowksy Glacier and the
Christensen Glacier. The inactive volcano in the center of the island
was named the Wilhelm II Plateau.
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Human
beings do not reside on the island, the environment is too harsh. The
island hosts nearly 300 storms throughout a calendar year. Some lichen
and mosses have been found on the island. Bouvet Island is also home to
sea creatures. Seals, seabirds, and penguins all call Bouvet Island
their home.
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