Bouvet Island

proper noun

An uninhabited volcanic island and dependent territory of Norway in the South Atlantic Ocean, south-southwest of the South African Cape of Good Hope.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An uninhabited volcanic island and dependent territory of Norway in the South Atlantic Ocean, south-southwest of the South African Cape of Good Hope.

Origin

Named after Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier.

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Translations

Bulgarian О́строви Буве
  • О́строви Буве (Óstrovi Buve)uninhabited volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean
Chinese Mandarin 布韋島 /布韦岛
  • 布韋島 /布韦岛 (Bùwéidǎo)uninhabited volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean
Dutch Bouvet, Bouveteiland
  • Bouvetuninhabited volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean
  • Bouveteilanduninhabited volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean
Estonian Bouvet’ saar
  • Bouvet’ saaruninhabited volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean
Finnish Bouvet’nsaari
  • Bouvet’nsaariuninhabited volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean
German Bouvetinsel, Bouvet-Insel
  • Bouvetinseluninhabited volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean
  • Bouvet-Inseluninhabited volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean
Greek Νήσος Μπουβέ
  • Νήσος Μπουβέ (Nísos Bouvé)uninhabited volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean
Hungarian Bouvet-sziget
  • Bouvet-szigetuninhabited volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean
Irish Oileán Bouvet
  • Oileán Bouvetuninhabited volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean
Norwegian Bokmål Bouvetøya
  • Bouvetøyauninhabited volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean
Polish Wyspa Bouveta
  • Wyspa Bouvetauninhabited volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean
Portuguese Ilha Bouvet
  • Ilha Bouvetuninhabited volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean
Russian Буве́, О́стров Буве́
  • Буве́ (Buvé)uninhabited volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean
  • О́стров Буве́ (Óstrov Buvé)uninhabited volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean
Swedish Bouvetön
  • Bouvetönuninhabited volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean
Ukrainian О́стрів Буве́
  • О́стрів Буве́ (Óstriv Buvé)uninhabited volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean
Cite this entry
APA

Bouvet Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bouvet%20Island

MLA

“Bouvet Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bouvet%20Island. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bouvet Island,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bouvet%20Island.

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