List of glaciers of Bouvet Island

Location of Bouvet Island (circled in red)

Following is a list of glaciers of Bouvet Island in Antarctica. This list may not reflect recently named glaciers in Bouvet Island.

Map of Bouvetøya

Christensen Glacier

54.4481°S 3.3525°E / -54.4481; 3.3525.[a] A glacier which flows to the south coast of Bouvetøya, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) east of Cato Point. First charted in 1898 by a German expedition under Karl Chun. Recharted in December 1927 by a Norwegian expedition under Capt. Harald Horntvedt. Named by Horntvedt after Lars Christensen, sponsor of the expedition. Not: Christensenbreen, Christensens Bre.[1]

Horntvedt Glacier

54°25′S 3°21′E. A small glacier flowing to the north coast of Bouvetøya immediately east of Cape Circoncision. First charted in 1898 by a German expedition under Karl Chun. Recharted in December 1927 by a Norwegian expedition which named it for Harald Horntvedt, captain of the expedition ship Norvegia. Not: Horntvedtbreen, Horntvedts Bre.[2]

Posadowsky Glacier

54°25′S 3°22′E. A glacier which flows to the north coast of Bouvetøya, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) eastward of Cape Circoncision. First charted and named by a German expedition under Karl Chun which visited the island in the Valdivia in 1898. Count Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner, Imperial Home Secretary, was instrumental in obtaining government sponsorship of the expedition. Not: Posadowskybreen, Posadowskys Bre.[3]

Notes

1. The coordinates 54.4481°S 3.3525°E / -54.4481; 3.3525 are derived from Google Maps. Alberts (1995) gives 54°28′S 3°24′E, which is a point in the sea some distance south of the island.[1]

References

1. Alberts 1995, p. 134.
2. Alberts 1995, p. 346.
3. Alberts 1995, p. 585.

Sources

• Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 2023-12-27  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names.