Mottesundet
| Mottesundet | ||
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| Connects waters | South Atlantic | |
| with water | South Atlantic | |
| Separates land mass | Bouvet Island | |
| of land mass | Larsøya | |
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| Geographical location | 54 ° 27 ′ 8 ″ S , 3 ° 19 ′ 6 ″ E | |
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| Map of Bouvet Island with Mottesundet Pass (bottom left) | ||
The Mottesundet ( Norwegian ) is a strait in the South Atlantic . It separates the headland Catoodden of Bouvet Island from the south-west offshore Larsøya .
Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute named them. The further naming background has not been passed down.
Web links
- Mottesundet in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute (English)