Islands
Bouvet Island

Cape Circoncision

Cape Circoncision 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.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: headland
  • Also known as: “Cape Circumcision” and “Kaap Circoncision”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Horntvedt Glacier and Posadowsky Glacier.

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

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

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 3½ km east of Cape Circoncision.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Valdivia.

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 4 km east of Cape Circoncision.

Cape Circoncision

Latitude
-54.39789° or 54° 23′ 52″ south
Longitude
3.29427° or 3° 17′ 39″ east
Open location code
3FQ5J72V+RP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4184394620
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
3371119
Wiki­data ID
Q510582
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Satellite Map

Discover Cape Circoncision from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Tosk Albanian—“Cape Circoncision” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “cap Circoncision”
  • Catalan: “Cap Circoncision”
  • Cebuano: “Cape Circoncision”
  • Chinese: “割禮角”
  • Chinese: “西爾孔西申角”
  • Czech: “mys Circumcision”
  • Czech: “Mys Circumcision”
  • German: “Kap Circoncision”
  • Japanese: “割礼岬”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kapp Circoncision”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kapp Circoncision”
  • Norwegian: “Kapp Circoncision”
  • Spanish: “Cabo Circuncision”
  • Spanish: “Cabo Circuncisión”
  • Swedish: “Cape Circoncision”
  • Swedish: “Kap Circoncision”
  • Swiss German: “Kap Circoncision”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Kap Circoncision”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lake Selbadet and Norrisrevet.

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