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Sachse Rocks

Coordinates: 54°24′S 3°25′E / 54.400°S 3.417°E / -54.400; 3.417
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Sachse Rocks (54°24′S 3°25′E / 54.400°S 3.417°E / -54.400; 3.417) is a group of submerged rocks which lie close to the northern coast of the island of Bouvetoya and approximately 0.2 miles (0.3 km) southeast of Cape Valdivia. The rocks were charted and named by the Norwegian expedition, 1927–28, under Captain Harald Horntvedt. Named for Walter Sachse, a navigation officer on the German vessel SS Valdivia who in 1898 accurately fixed the position of the island for the first time.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Norvegia-ekspedisjonene". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  2. ^ "The Valdivia Expedition". Biodiversity Heritage Library. 21 June 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2016.

Other sources

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

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