Spiess Rocks

Spiess Rocks (54°25′S 3°29′E) is a group of submerged rocks which extend up to 0.4 nautical miles (0.7 km) northeast of Cape Lollo on the island of Bouvetøya. First charted in December 1927 by a Norwegian expedition under Captain Harald Horntvedt. Named by the Norwegians for Captain Fritz A. Spiess, leader of the German expedition which visited Bouvetoya on board the "Meteor" in 1926. [1] [2]

Map of Bouvetøya

References
  1. "Norvegia-ekspedisjonene". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  2. "Some Early German Contributions to Oceanography". hydro-international.com. Retrieved October 1, 2016.

Other sources
  • Simpson-Housley, Paul (2002) Antarctica: Exploration, Perception and Metaphor (Routledge) ISBN 9781134891214

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Spiess Rocks". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 


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