Røver Anchorage () is an open
anchorage
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along the southwest coast of
Bouvetøya, approximately midway between
Norvegia Point
Norvegia Point (Norwegian: Kapp Norvegia), () is a point 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Cape Circoncision on the west side of the island of Bouvetøya. First roughly charted from the Valdivia in 1898 by a German expedition under Carl Ch ...
and
Lars Island
Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries.
Origin
''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel".
A homonymous Etruscan name was bor ...
. The anchorage was used in December 1927 by the ''Norvegia'', the vessel of the Norwegian expedition under Captain
Harald Horntvedt
Harald or Haraldr is the Old Norse form of the given name Harold. It may refer to:
Medieval Kings of Denmark
* Harald Bluetooth (935–985/986)
Kings of Norway
* Harald Fairhair (c. 850–c. 933)
* Harald Greycloak (died 970)
* Harald Hardrad ...
. They named it ''Røverhullet'' ("robber's hole"), a name suggesting a place where only pirates would feel at home.
References
Ports and harbours of Bouvet Island
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