ocr: BOUVET - - - ISLAND e Status: Norwegian dependency Claimed:1927 Capital: None Population: None AV VULCANICICE-CUVERED ISLAND in the South Atlantic Ucean, Bouvet lies 992 miles north of. Antarctica. Because it lies north of the Antarctic Circle it is not covered by the Antarctic Treaty. A royal decree,issuedin 1971,made the whole island a nature reserve. Bouvet Island regularly plays host to scientific expeditions from Norway.
