Westwind Beach
Westwind Beach is a beach in Bouvet Island. Westwind Beach is situated near the locality Cape Circoncision, as well as near Cape Valdivia.Places of Interest
Highlights: Horntvedt Glacier and Mosbytoppane.
Mosbytoppane
Peak
Mosbytoppane, are two crags to the southwest of the caldera of the island of Bouvetøya.
Posadowsky Glacier
Glacier
Following is a list of glaciers of Bouvet Island in Antarctica. Posadowsky Glacier is situated 2½ km east of Westwind Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Circoncision and Cape Valdivia.
Cape Circoncision
Locality
Cape Valdivia
Locality
Cape Valdivia is the northernmost point on Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic Ocean. Cape Valdivia is situated 5 km northeast of Westwind Beach.
Westwind Beach
- Type: Beach
- Also known as: “Westwindstranda”
- Category: landform
- Location: Bouvet Island
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Latitude
-54.41° or 54° 24′ 36″ south
Longitude
3.28528° or 3° 17′ 7″ east
Open location code
3FQ5H7RP+24
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Norwegian—“Westwind Beach” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Platja de Westwind”
- Norwegian: “Vestavindstranda”
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Highlights: Nyroysa and Norris Reef.
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