Lykketoppen
mountain in Bouvet Island
Lykketoppen, occasionally anglicized as Lykke Peak, is a snow-covered, 765-meter (2,510 ft) tall summit that surmounts the southwest part of Bouvetøya, standing 1 nautical mile (2 km) east of Norvegia Point. It was first roughly charted in 1898 by a German expedition under Carl Chun, and was recharted and named in December 1927 by the First Norvegia Expedition under Captain Harald Horntvedt.
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This article incorporates public domain material from "Lykke Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
The public source identifies “Lykketoppen” as mountain in Bouvet Island. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Lykketoppen, mountain and Bouvet.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 15, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q8337397. Authority coordinates are -54.450, 3.383. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1898 and 1927.
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