# The Independent Republic of Bouvet Island

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-independent-republic-of-bouvet-island/581391>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 10, 2011, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-independent-republic-of-bouvet-island/581391 "2011-05-10T14:04:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-independent-republic-of-bouvet-island/581391/21 "2011-05-12T21:45:08Z")

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> [@naita](#):
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> That depends on how you define tolerably habitable, but I’d say what you need is a change in climate.

OK, so in 50 years, maybe…

> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#):
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> Too cold. No volcanoes. Difficult to establish supply lines. Insufficient natural resources. No population to enslave. Too near Atlantis.
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> Sorry, not happening.

[It most certainly does have volcanoes!](http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1806-02-)

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**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-independent-republic-of-bouvet-island/581391/22 "2011-05-12T21:49:12Z")

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> [@njtt](#):
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> OK, so in 50 years, maybe…
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> [It most certainly does have volcanoes!](http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1806-02-)

Hmm, good point. I blame my own laziness for the error. Still, you gotta have a population to enslave and/or workable supply lines. Minions gotta eat.

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