Lindsay Reef

Lindsay Reef (54°26′S 3°29′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 Harald Horntvedt, and named by the Norwegians after Captain James Lindsay, a British whaler in command of the Swan who, in the company of Captain Thomas Hopper with the Otter, sighted Bouvetøya in 1808.[1][2]

Map of Bouvetøya

References
  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.

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: "Lindsay Reef". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)


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