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Bouvet Island at a glance

Bouvet Island is a territory in South America. People mainly speak Norwegian. The currency is the Norwegian Krone (NOK). VoyaKin maps 9 places to see here.

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Norwegian
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Before you go: official information

Entry rules, visas and health requirements change. Confirm them with Bouvet Island’s official immigration authority or its embassy before you book and again before you travel.

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Places to see in Bouvet Island

Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

  • Olavtoppen

    Olavtoppen

    Mountain · Bouvet Island

    Olavtoppen, occasionally anglicised as Olav Peak, is the highest point of Bouvet Island, a volcanic island and dependency of Norway, and the remotest island on Earth.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: varp (Public domain). Map

  • Larsøya

    Larsøya

    Island · Bouvet Island

    Larsøya, sometimes anglicized as Lars Island, is a rocky island, less than 0.2 nautical miles (0.4 km) long, that lies just off the southwestern extremity of the island of Bouvetøya in the South Atlantic Ocean. It was first roughly charted in 1898 by a German expedition under Carl Chun.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: varp (Public domain). Map

  • Lykketoppen

    Lykketoppen

    Mountain · Bouvet Island

    Lykketoppen, occasionally anglicized as Lykke Peak, is a snow-covered, 765-meter (2,510 ft) tall summit that surmounts the southwest part of Bouvetøya, standing 1 nautical mile (2 km) east of Norvegia Point.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: varp (Public domain). Map

  • Mosbytoppane

    Mosbytoppane

    Mosbytoppen

    Mountain · Bouvet Island

    Mosbytoppane, are two crags to the southwest of the caldera of the island of Bouvetøya. The tallest is a snow-covered peak 670 meters (2,200 ft) above mean sea level and 1.3 kilometers (0.81 mi) northeast of Norvegiaodden.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: varp (Public domain). Map

  • Bolle Bay

    Bolle Bay

    Bollevika

    Beach · Bouvet Island

    Bolle Bay is a cove indenting the western shore of Bouvetøya, entered on the southern side of Norvegia Point. Roughly charted in 1898 by the German expedition under Carl Chun, it was re-charted and named in December 1927 by a Norwegian expedition under Captain Harald Horntvedt.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: varp (Public domain). Map

  • Christensen Glacier

    Christensen Glacier

    Christensenbreen

    Landmark · Bouvet Island

    Following is a list of glaciers of Bouvet Island in Antarctica. This list may not reflect recently named glaciers in Bouvet Island.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: varp (Public domain). Map

  • Lille Kari Rock

    Lille Kari Rock

    Litle Kari

    Island · Bouvet Island

    Lille Kari Rock is an insular rock 2 metres (7 ft) high which lies 1.2 nautical miles (2.2 km) northwest of Cape Lollo on the island of Bouvetøya in the South Atlantic Ocean.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: varp (Public domain). Map

  • Benn Skerries

    Benn Skerries

    Bennskjera

    Island · Bouvet Island

    Benn Skerries are a small group of rocks which extend up to 0.25 nautical miles (0.5 km) westward from Norvegia Point on the island of Bouvetøya. They were charted and named in December 1927 by a Norwegian expedition in the Norvegia under Captain Harald Horntvedt.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: varp (Public domain). Map

  • Store Kari Rock

    Island · Bouvet Island

    Store Kari Rock is an insular rock 3 m high off the northern side of Bouvetøya. It lies 0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km) east of Cape Valdivia. Charted from the ship Norvegia in December 1927 by a Norwegian expedition under Captain Harald Horntvedt.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

Keep exploring

Also in South America: Brazil · Colombia · Argentina · Bolivia · Chile · Ecuador · Falkland Islands · French Guiana

Last updated November 12, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.

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