Norvegia Point

Map of Bouvetøya

Norvegia Point (54°27′S 3°21′E / 54.450°S 3.350°E / -54.450; 3.350Coordinates: 54°27′S 3°21′E / 54.450°S 3.350°E / -54.450; 3.350) is a point 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Cape Circoncision on the west side of the island of Bouvetøya. First roughly charted from the Valdivia in 1898 by a German expedition under Carl Chun. Recharted in December 1927 by a Norwegian expedition under Captain Harald Horntvedt. Named by Horntvedt after his expedition ship, the Norvegia I.[1] [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Prof. Dr. phil., Dr. med. h. c. Carl Chun". University of Leipzig. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Norvegia I". polarhistorie.no. Retrieved October 1, 2016.


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