Mottesundet

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Mottesundet
Connects waters South Atlantic
with water South Atlantic
Separates land mass Bouvet Island
of land mass Larsøya
Data
Geographical location 54 ° 27 ′ 8 ″  S , 3 ° 19 ′ 6 ″  E Coordinates: 54 ° 27 ′ 8 ″  S , 3 ° 19 ′ 6 ″  E
Mottesundet (South Atlantic)
Mottesundet
Map of Bouvet Island with Mottesundet Pass (bottom left)
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)