Vogt coast

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Vogt coast
Vogt Coast (Bouvet Island)
Cape Fie
Catoodden
location Bouvet Island
Waters South Atlantic
east Cape Fie
54 ° 26 ′ 42 ″  S , 3 ° 25 ′ 0 ″  E
west Catoodden
54 ° 27 '4 "  S , 3 ° 19' 10"  O

Coordinates: 54 ° 27 '  S , 3 ° 22'  E

The Vogt Coast ( Norwegian Vogtkysten ) is a coast in the south of Bouvet Island . It lies between the headland of Catoodden in the west and Cape Fie in the east. The Esmarch Coast connects to the northwest and the Mowinckel Coast to the northeast .

Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1980. It is named after the Norwegian diplomat, politician and lawyer Benjamin Vogt (1863–1947).

Web links

  • Vogtkysten in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute (English)