Spiess_Rocks

Spiess Rocks

Spiess Rocks

Submerged rock formation of Bouvet Island

Spiess Rocks (54°25′S 3°29′E) is a group of submerged rocks which extend up to 0.4 nautical miles (0.7 km) northeast of Cape Lollo on the island of Bouvetøya. First charted in December 1927 by a Norwegian expedition under Captain Harald Horntvedt. Named by the Norwegians for Captain Fritz A. Spiess, leader of the German expedition which visited Bouvetoya on board the Meteor in 1926. [1] [2]

Map of Bouvetøya

References

  1. [1]
    "Norvegia-ekspedisjonene". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Some Early German Contributions to Oceanography". hydro-international.com. Retrieved October 1, 2016.

Other sources

  • Simpson-Housley, Paul (2002) Antarctica: Exploration, Perception and Metaphor (Routledge) ISBN 9781134891214

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