Blacksand Beach
| Blacksand Beach | ||
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| location | Cape Royds ( Ross Island , Ross Archipelago , Antarctica ) | |
| Waters | McMurdo Sound | |
| Geographical location | 77 ° 33 '52 " S , 166 ° 8' 51" O | |
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| nature | sand interspersed with volcanic ash | |
The Black Sand Beach is one with volcanic ash interspersed sand beach at Cape Royds on the Antarctic Ross Island . It is the location of the Old Penguin Rookery .
It was discovered by participants in the Nimrod expedition (1907-1909) under the direction of the British polar explorer Ernest Shackleton at a distance of around one kilometer from the base camp of the expedition. The beach is officially included in the directory of the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names as a geographical object with the identification number 1476.
See also
Web links
- Blacksand Beach in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Blacksand Beach on geographic.org (English)