Olavtoppen, occasionally anglicised as Olav Peak, is the highest point of Bouvet Island, a volcanic island and dependency of Norway, and the remotest island on Earth.

Horntvedt Glacier

Glacier

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

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Valdivia and Cape Circoncision.

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 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.

Morgenstierne Coast

Type: Coast
Category: landform
Location: Bouvet Island
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Latitude

-54.40139° or 54° 24′ 5″ south

Longitude

3.33056° or 3° 19′ 50″ east

Elevation

288 metres (945 feet)

Open location code

3FQ5H8XJ+C6

GeoNames ID

3371183

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Morgenstierne Coast” goes by many names.

Norwegian: “Morgenstiernekysten”

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