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'''Hauge Reef''' ({{coord|54|28|S|36|57|W | '''Hauge Reef''' ({{coord|54|28|S|36|57|W}}) is a chain of islands and rocks off [[South Georgia]], extending in an east-northeast direction from the eastern extremity of [[Annenkov Island]] to a point about 3 nautical miles west-southwest of [[Cape Darnley]] on South Georgia. | ||
The reef was first charted in 1819 by a Russian expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen. The reef was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey (SGS), 1951–52, and named for Captain Ole Hauge, of the sealer ''Albatros'', whose knowledge of the coasts of South Georgia was of great assistance to the SGS. | The reef was first charted in 1819 by a Russian expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen. The reef was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey (SGS), 1951–52, and named for Captain Ole Hauge, of the sealer ''Albatros'', whose knowledge of the coasts of South Georgia was of great assistance to the SGS. | ||
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Hauge Reef (54°28′S 36°57′W / 54.467°S 36.95°W) is a chain of islands and rocks off South Georgia, extending in an east-northeast direction from the eastern extremity of Annenkov Island to a point about 3 nautical miles west-southwest of Cape Darnley on South Georgia.
The reef was first charted in 1819 by a Russian expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen. The reef was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey (SGS), 1951–52, and named for Captain Ole Hauge, of the sealer Albatros, whose knowledge of the coasts of South Georgia was of great assistance to the SGS.
References
Gazetteer and Map of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Hauge Reef
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