Røverhullet
Coordinates: 54 ° 27 ′ 0 ″ S , 3 ° 21 ′ 0 ″ E
The Røverhullet (Norwegian for Räuberhöhle is) a unvereister natural port on the southwest coast of Bouvetinsel . It is halfway between Norvegiaodden and Larsøya .
The Norvegia under captain Harald Horntvedt (1879-1946) anchored here in December 1927 as part of her first of a total of four Antarctic voyages of the ship financed by the Norwegian whaling entrepreneur Lars Christensen . The name is intended to suggest that only pirates can feel at home here .
Web links
- Røver Anchorage in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Røver Anchorage on geographic.org (English)