Bertha Beach
| Bertha Beach | ||
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| location | Heard ( Heard and McDonald Islands ) | |
| Waters | South West Bay | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 3 '57 " S , 73 ° 22' 51" O | |
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The Bertha Beach is a beach of volcanic sand and gravel on the west side of the island Heard in the southern Indian Ocean . It lies between Erratic Point and the western foothills of the Vahsel Glacier on the shores of South West Bay .
Namesake is the American sealer Bertha from New Bedford , Massachusetts , who operated in the waters around Heard in 1907.
Web links
- Bertha Beach in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)