Bouvet Island is a small uninhabited volcanic island located in the southern Atlantic Ocean, approximately 1,600 km southwest of South Africa. It is the most remote island in the world, and is only accessible by boat.

The island was discovered by a French naval officer in 1739, but remained uninhabited until the 19th century. In 1825, the British claimed the island and named it after a naval officer, but Norway took possession of the island in 1928 and made it a dependency in 1930.

Bouvet Island is completely covered in ice and snow, and is surrounded by steep cliffs that make it difficult to land on. The island is home to a large number of seals and seabirds, including the chinstrap penguin, southern elephant seal, and Antarctic fur seal. There are no plants or trees on the island.

Bouvet Island has been designated as a nature reserve and is under the jurisdiction of Norway. The island is also a popular destination for scientific research expeditions, and the Norwegian Polar Institute maintains a research station on the island. The island is also known for being the location of a fictional secret base in the video game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2."