Store Kari Rock

Store Kari Rock is an insular rock 3 m high off the northern side of . It lies 0.8 nautical miles east of . Charted from the ship Norvegia in December 1927 by a Norwegian expedition under Captain Harald Horntvedt.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Rock
  • Description: rock formation
  • Also known as: “Gross Kari” and “Store Kari”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Olavtoppen and Lille Kari Rock.

Peak
, occasionally anglicised as Olav Peak, is the highest point of , a volcanic island and dependency of Norway, and the remotest island on Earth. is situated 3 km southwest of Store Kari Rock.

Islet
is an insular rock 2 metres high which lies 1.2 nautical miles northwest of on the island of Bouvetøya in the South Atlantic Ocean.

Glacier
Following is a list of glaciers of Bouvet Island in Antarctica. This list may not reflect recently named glaciers in . is situated 4 km southwest of Store Kari Rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Valdivia and Cape Circoncision.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the northernmost point on in the South Atlantic Ocean. The subantarctic Bouvet Island is administered by . lies in the centre of the island's highest point.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a peninsula on the north-western edge of subantarctic . 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. is situated 5 km west of Store Kari Rock.

Store Kari Rock

Latitude
-54.3875° or 54° 23′ 15″ south
Longitude
3.37722° or 3° 22′ 38″ east
Open location code
3FQ5J96G+XV
Geo­Names ID
3371098
Wiki­data ID
Q857059
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Satellite Map

Discover Store Kari Rock from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Turkish—“Store Kari Rock” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Store Kari Rock”
  • Bavarian: “Store Kari”
  • Cebuano: “Store Kari Rock”
  • Cebuano: “Store Kari”
  • Chinese: “斯托雷卡里岩”
  • French: “Store Kari Rock”
  • French: “Store Kari”
  • German: “Store Kari Rock”
  • German: “Store Kari”
  • German: “Store-Kari”
  • Japanese: “大カリ岩”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Store Kari Rock”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Store-Kari”
  • Swedish: “Store Kari Rock”
  • Swedish: “Store Kari”
  • Swedish: “Store-Kari”
  • Turkish: “Store Kari”

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Highlights include Devil’s Gate and Victoria Terrace.

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