Norwegian Rock
Norwegian Rock is a sunken rock outside the entrance to West Bay, about 1.2 nautical miles southeast of West Cape, off the west side of Heard Island. The name Norwegian Rock appears in a supplement to the 1930 British Admiralty Antarctic Pilot and probably reflects the work of Norwegian whalers in the vicinity in that general period.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Rock
- Description: rock formation in Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia
- Also known as: “Norvegian Rock” and “Norvégian Rock”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hayter Peak and Mount Olsen.
Hayter Peak
Peak
Hayter Peak is a peak, 565 meters high, standing 400 meters west of Mount Olsen along the back of the Laurens Peninsula and at the northwest end of Heard Island. Hayter Peak is situated 2½ km northeast of Norwegian Rock.
Mount Olsen
Peak
Mount Olsen is a snow-covered peak standing 0.2 nautical miles east of Hayter Peak on Laurens Peninsula, in the northwest part of Heard Island. The feature appears to have been roughly charted on an 1860 sketch map compiled by Captain H.C. Mount Olsen is situated 3 km northeast of Norwegian Rock.
Gilchrist Aiguilles
Peak
Gilchrist Aiguilles is a series of sharp peaks close south of Mount Olsen on Laurens Peninsula, Heard Island. Surveyed by ANARE in 1948. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for Dr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laurens Peninsula and Erratic Point.
Laurens Peninsula
Locality
Laurens Peninsula is a rugged peninsula surmounted by several ice-covered peaks that forms the northwestern part of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. Laurens Peninsula is situated 4 km north of Norwegian Rock.
Erratic Point
Locality
Erratic Point is a small, moss-covered point at the head of South West Bay, 1.3 nautical miles northeast of Cape Gazert, on the west side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. Erratic Point is situated 5 km southeast of Norwegian Rock.
Cape Gazert
Locality
Cape Gazert is a cape at the western end of the rocky promontory which forms the south side of South West Bay, on the west side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. Cape Gazert is situated 6 km southeast of Norwegian Rock.
Norwegian Rock
- Categories: rock formation and landform
- Location: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Norwegian Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Norwegian Rock”
- German: “Norwegian Rock”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Norwegian Rock”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Norwegian Rock”
- Swedish: “Norwegian Rock”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as West Cape and Cape Laurens.
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Highlights include West Bay and Cave Bay.
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