Nyroysa
Nyroysa is a scientific research base in Bouvet Island and has about 25 residents. Nyroysa is situated nearby to Horntvedt Glacier, as well as near the locality Cape Circoncision.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Scientific research base
- Description: locality in Bouvet Island, Norway
- Also known as: “Nyrøysa”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Horntvedt Glacier and Mosbytoppane.
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.
Mosbytoppane
Peak
Mosbytoppane, are two crags to the southwest of the caldera of the island of Bouvetøya. The tallest is a snow-covered peak 670 meters above mean sea level and 1.3 kilometers northeast of Norvegiaodden.
Posadowsky Glacier
Glacier
Following is a list of glaciers of Bouvet Island in Antarctica. This list may not reflect recently named glaciers in Bouvet Island. Posadowsky Glacier is situated 2½ km east of Nyroysa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Circoncision and Cape Valdivia.
Cape Circoncision
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Cape Valdivia
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Valdivia is situated 5 km northeast of Nyroysa.
Nyroysa
- Category: plain
- Location: Bouvet Island
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Swedish—“Nyroysa” goes by many names.
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