Øle Høiland Pillar
Øle Høiland Pillar is in Bouvet Island. Øle Høiland Pillar is situated nearby to the locality Cape Valdivia, as well as near Cape Circoncision.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lille Kari Rock and Store Kari Rock.
Lille Kari Rock
Islet
Lille Kari Rock is an insular rock 2 metres high which lies 1.2 nautical miles northwest of Cape Lollo on the island of Bouvetøya in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Store Kari Rock
Islet
Store Kari Rock is an insular rock 3 m high off the northern side of Bouvetøya. It lies 0.8 nautical miles east of Cape Valdivia. Charted from the ship Norvegia in December 1927 by a Norwegian expedition under Captain Harald Horntvedt.
Olavtoppen
Peak
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. Olavtoppen is situated 3½ km west of Øle Høiland Pillar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Valdivia and Cape Circoncision.
Cape Valdivia
Locality
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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 3½ km west of Øle Høiland Pillar.
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. Cape Circoncision is situated 7 km west of Øle Høiland Pillar.
Øle Høiland Pillar
- Type: Rock
- Also known as: “Øla Høiland Pillar”, “Ole Hoiland Pillar”, and “Øle Høilandstøtta”
- Category: landform
- Location: Bouvet Island
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Latitude
-54.39806° or 54° 23′ 53″ southLongitude
3.40222° or 3° 24′ 8″ eastElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
3FQ5JC22+QVGeoNames ID
3371191
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