Røver Anchorage
Røver Anchorage is an open anchorage along the southwest coast of Bouvetøya, approximately midway between Norvegia Point and Lars Island. The anchorage was used in December 1927 by the Norvegia, the vessel of the Norwegian expedition under Captain Harald Horntvedt.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Christensen Glacier and Larsøya.
Christensen Glacier
Glacier
Following is a list of glaciers of Bouvet Island in Antarctica. This list may not reflect recently named glaciers in Bouvet Island.
Larsøya
Islet
Larsøya, sometimes anglicized as Lars Island, is a rocky island, less than 0.2 nautical miles long, which lies just off the southwestern extremity of the island of Bouvetøya in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Lykketoppen
Peak
Lykketoppen, occasionally anglicized as Lykke Peak, is a snow-covered, 765-meter tall summit that surmounts the southwest part of Bouvetøya, standing 1 nautical mile east of Norvegia Point. Lykketoppen is situated 3 km northwest of Røver Anchorage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Circoncision and Cape Valdivia.
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 7 km northwest of Røver Anchorage.
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 7 km north of Røver Anchorage.
Røver Anchorage
- Type: Anchorage
- Also known as: “Rover Anchorage” and “Røverhullet”
- Categories: port and transportation
- Location: Bouvet Island
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Swedish—“Røver Anchorage” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Røver Anchorage”
- Bavarian: “Røverhullet”
- Cebuano: “Røver Anchorage”
- Cebuano: “Røverhullet”
- Dutch: “Røver Anchorage”
- Dutch: “Røverhullet”
- French: “Røver Anchorage”
- French: “Røverhullet”
- German: “Räuberhöhle”
- German: “Røver Anchorage”
- German: “Røverhullet”
- Indonesian: “Røver Anchorage”
- Indonesian: “Røverhullet”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Røver Anchorage”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Røverhullet”
- Swedish: “Røver Anchorage”
- Swedish: “Røverhullet”
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