Norris Reef

Norris Reef is a reef lying close off the western shore of the island of , 0.5 nautical miles southwest of . First charted in 1898 by a German expedition under Carl Chun.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Horntvedt Glacier and Mosbytoppane.

Glacier
Following is a list of glaciers of Bouvet Island in Antarctica. This list may not reflect recently named glaciers in .

Peak
, are two crags to the southwest of the caldera of the island of . The tallest is a snow-covered peak 670 meters above mean sea level and 1.3 kilometers northeast of Norvegiaodden. is situated 3 km southeast of Norris Reef.

Glacier
Following is a list of glaciers of Bouvet Island in Antarctica. This list may not reflect recently named glaciers in . is situated 3 km east of Norris Reef.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Circoncision and Cape Valdivia.

Locality
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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.

Locality
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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. is situated 5 km east of Norris Reef.

Norris Reef

Latitude
-54.405° or 54° 24′ 18″ south
Longitude
3.27778° or 3° 16′ 40″ east
Open location code
3FQ5H7VH+X4
Geo­Names ID
3371107
Wiki­data ID
Q12717289
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Satellite Map

Discover Norris Reef from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Norris Reef” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Norris Reef (kagaangan sa Bouvet Island)”
  • Cebuano: “Norris Reef”
  • German: “Norris-Riff”
  • German: “Norrisrevet”
  • Japanese: “ノリス岩礁”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Norrisrevet”
  • Swedish: “Norris Reef (rev i Bouvetön)”
  • Swedish: “Norrisrevet”
  • Turkish: “Norris Reef”

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