Lindsay Reef

Map of Bouvetøya

Lindsay Reef (

54°26′S 3°29′E / 54.433°S 3.483°ECoordinates:

54°26′S 3°29′E / 54.433°S 3.483°E) 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 , and named by the Norwegians after Captain , a British whaler in command of the Swan who, in the company of Captain with the Otter, sighted Bouvetøya in 1808.^[1]^[2]

References[]

^ "Lindsay Reef". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
^ "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

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[gnis-1] "Lindsay Reef". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-17.

[2] "Prof. Dr. phil., Dr. med. h. c. Carl Chun". University of Leipzig. Retrieved October 1, 2016.

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