Cape Fie

Cape Fie (Norwegian: Kapp Fie), located at 54°27′S 3°28′E / 54.450°S 3.467°E / -54.450; 3.467Coordinates: 54°27′S 3°28′E / 54.450°S 3.467°E / -54.450; 3.467, is a cape marking the southeast extremity of Bouvet Island, in the South Atlantic Ocean. It was first roughly charted in 1898 by a German expedition under Karl Chun, and was re-charted and named by the Norwegian expedition under Captain Harald Horntvedt who explored the area from the Norvegia in December 1927.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Fie, Cape". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-22.

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