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Bouvet Island
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A prominent headland on the eastern side of Bouvet Island, named after the Chilean survey ship that charted it, offering dramatic cliff scenery where volcanic rock meets the open Atlantic.
OpenA distinctive headland on the eastern side of Bouvet Island, named for the circumcising winds that batter it, marking a clear geographical feature on an island otherwise difficult to navigate by eye.
OpenA small offshore islet close to the main island of Bouvet, one of the few distinctly separate land masses in the immediate vicinity and a notable haul-out site for seabirds.
OpenA small, relatively flat lava platform on the western shore of Bouvet Island, created by volcanic lava flows and one of the few ice-free areas on the island.
OpenThe highest summit on Bouvet Island, a bare volcanic peak rising about 780 metres above sea level on the southern rim of the island's caldera.
OpenThe extensive ice plateau covering the interior of Bouvet Island, named after Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany who sponsored the expedition that first accurately surveyed the island's geography.
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