Mowinckelkysten

Mowinckelkysten is a coastal area at the southeastern side of the island of . It is named after Johan Ludwig Mowinckel, the Norwegian Prime Minister at the time when Norwegian sovereignty over the island was established.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Valdivia and Cape Circoncision.

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 7 km northwest of Mowinckelkysten.

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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. is situated 10 km northwest of Mowinckelkysten.

Mowinckelkysten

Latitude
-54.43472° or 54° 26′ 5″ south
Longitude
3.42722° or 3° 25′ 38″ east
Elevation
224 metres (735 feet)
Open location code
3FQ5HC8G+4V
Geo­Names ID
3371185
Wiki­data ID
Q12717011
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mowinckelkysten” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Mowinckel Coast”
  • German: “Mowinckel-Küste”
  • Japanese: “モビンケル海岸”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mowinckelkysten”
  • Norwegian: “Mowinckelkysten”
  • Swedish: “Mowinckelkysten”

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