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Bouvet Island
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Flag
the flag of Norway is used
Country name
note
note: pronounced boo-vay i-land
etymology
named after the French naval officer Jean-Baptiste Charles BOUVET who discovered the island in 1739
conventional long form
none
conventional short form
Bouvet Island
Legal system
the laws of Norway apply
Dependency status
territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Oslo Police