Djevleporten

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Djevleporten
Cape Valdivia with the upstream cliff Gjest Baardsenstøtta (front right), both of which are separated from each other by the Djevelporten strait
Cape Valdivia with the upstream cliff Gjest Baardsenstøtta (front right), both of which are separated from each other by the Djevelporten strait
Connects waters South Atlantic
with water South Atlantic
Separates land mass Bouvet Island
of land mass Gjest Baardsenstøtta
Data
Geographical location 54 ° 23 '13 "  S , 3 ° 21' 6"  E Coordinates: 54 ° 23 '13 "  S , 3 ° 21' 6"  E
Djevleporten (South Atlantic)
Djevleporten
Map of Bouvet Island with Djevelporten Pass (above)
Map of Bouvet Island with Djevelporten Pass  (above)

Djevleporten ( Norwegian for Hell Gate ) is a narrow strait in the South Atlantic . It separates Cape Valdivia on Bouvet Island from the northern cliff Gjest Baardsenstøtta .

Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1980.

Web links

  • Djevelporten in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute