Lindsay Reef

Map of Bouvetøya

Lindsay Reef (54°26′S 3°29′E / 54.433°S 3.483°E / -54.433; 3.483) is a reef lying close north of Cape Meteor on the east side of the island of Bouvetøya in the South Atlantic Ocean. The reef was first charted in 1898 by a German expedition under Carl Chun. It was recharted in December 1927 by a Norwegian expedition under Captain Harald Horntvedt, and named by the Norwegians after Captain James Lindsay, a British whaler in command of the Swan who, in the company of Captain Thomas Hopper with the Otter, sighted Bouvetøya in 1808.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Lindsay Reef". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
  2. ^ "Prof. Dr. phil., Dr. med. h. c. Carl Chun". University of Leipzig. Retrieved October 1, 2016.

Other sources

  • Simpson-Housley, Paul (2002) Antarctica: Exploration, Perception and Metaphor (Routledge) ISBN 9781134891214

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Lindsay Reef". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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