Morrell Reef
Morrell Reef(54°27′S3°29′E/ 54.450°S 3.483°E) is a reef reported to lie close off the southeast coast ofBouvetøya,about 0.4 nautical miles (0.7 km) northward ofCape Fie.It was first charted in 1898 by a German expedition underCarl Chun,and was recharted in December 1927 by a Norwegian expedition under CaptainHarald Horntvedt.The reef was named by the Norwegians after CaptainBenjamin Morrell,an American sealer who visited the northwest side of Bouvetøya in theWaspin 1822, perhaps making the first landing on the island. [1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^"The Valdivia Expedition".Biodiversity Heritage Library. 21 June 2012.RetrievedNovember 1,2016.
- ^"Prof. Dr. phil., Dr. med. h. c. Carl Chun".University of Leipzig.RetrievedNovember 1,2016.
- ^"Norvegia-ekspedisjonene".Store norske leksikon.RetrievedNovember 1,2016.
Other sources
[edit]- Simpson-Housley, Paul (2002)Antarctica: Exploration, Perception and Metaphor(Routledge)ISBN9781134891214
This article incorporatespublic domain materialfrom"Morrell Reef".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey.
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