Cape Valdivia

	Cape Valdivia
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	Geographical location
Coordinates	54 ° 23 ′ S , 3 ° 21 ′ E Coordinates: 54 ° 23 ′ S , 3 ° 21 ′ E
location	Bouvet Island
Waters	South Atlantic
	; Map of Bouvet Island with Cape Valdivia (above)

Cape Valdivia ( Norwegian Kapp Valdivia ; English Cape Valdivia ) is the northernmost point of Bouvet Island , a sub-Antarctic island under Norwegian administration. It is centrally located on the north coast, directly north of the Olavtoppen , the highest point on the island at 780 meters. To the west lies Cape Circoncision , which is connected to Cape Valdivia by the arch of the 5 km long morning bull coast . There are several cliffs in front of the cape. The largest is Gjest Baardsenstøtta . East of the cape is the Victoria Terrace Coast .

The name of the cape is reminiscent of the research vessel Valdivia of the German Deep Sea Expedition from 1898 to 1899, which for the first time precisely determined the position of the island.

Web links

Article Kapp Valdivia in The Place Names in Norwegian Polar Areas , Norsk Polarinstitutt , Oslo (English / Norwegian)
Cape Valdivia in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
Cape Valdivia on geographic.org (English)