Williams Reef
Williams Reef is a reef which extends southward for about 0.5 nautical miles from Cape Fie in the island of Bouvetøya. The reef was charted in 1898 by a German expedition in the Valdivia under Carl Chun.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Valdivia and Cape Circoncision.
Cape Valdivia
Locality
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Cape Valdivia is the northernmost point on Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic Ocean. The subantarctic Bouvet Island is administered by Norway. Cape Valdivia lies in the centre of the island's highest point. Cape Valdivia is situated 8 km northwest of Williams Reef.
Cape Circoncision
Locality
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Cape Circoncision is a peninsula on the north-western edge of subantarctic Bouvet Island. The small peninsula was sighted by the French naval exploration that was led by Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier on 1 January 1739, the Feast of the Circumcision day—thus the name. Cape Circoncision is situated 10 km northwest of Williams Reef.
Williams Reef
- Type: Reef
- Description: reef in Norway
- Category: landform
- Location: Bouvet Island
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Williams Reef” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Williams Reef (kagaangan sa Bouvet Island)”
- Cebuano: “Williams Reef”
- German: “Williams-Riff”
- Japanese: “ウィリアムズ岩礁”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Williamsrevet”
- Swedish: “Williams Reef (rev i Bouvetön)”
- Turkish: “Williams Reef”
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