Bolle Bay

Bolle Bay is a cove indenting the western shore of Bouvetøya, entered on the southern side of . Roughly charted in 1898 by the German expedition under Carl Chun, it was re-charted and named in December 1927 by a Norwegian expedition under Captain Harald Horntvedt.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Mosbytoppane and Benn Skerries.

Peak
, are two crags to the southwest of the caldera of the island of .

Islet
are a small group of rocks which extend…

Peak
, occasionally anglicized as Lykke Peak…

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 .

Locality
is the northernmost point on in the South Atlantic Ocean.

Bolle Bay

Latitude
-54.43438° or 54° 26′ 4″ south
Longitude
3.29412° or 3° 17′ 39″ east
Elevation
173 metres (568 feet)
Open location code
3FQ5H78V+6J
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Bolle Bay” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Badia Bolle”
  • Chinese: “博萊灣”
  • German: “Bollevika”
  • Japanese: “ボッレ湾”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bollevika”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Cape Norvegia and Nyroysa.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Engelbrecht Glacier and Aaagaardbreen.

Curious Coves to Discover

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