Martin Reef

Martin Reef is a reef awash, lying 7 nautical miles north of the coast of Antarctica and slightly west of Cape Fletcher. This reef was apparently encountered by Captain Carl Sjovold in the Norwegian whale catcher Bouvet III in January 1931, and by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Douglas Mawson in February 1931.
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Martin Reef

Latitude
-67.56667° or 67° 34′ south
Longitude
65.51667° or 65° 31′ east
Open location code
3J47CGM8+8M
Geo­Names ID
6637616
Wiki­data ID
Q312795
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Martin Reef” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Martin Reef
  • Chinese: 馬丁礁
  • Dutch: Martin Reef
  • German: Martin-Riff
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Martin Reef
  • Swedish: Martin Reef

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