Cape Pillar
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 8 ′ S , 73 ° 24 ′ E | |
| location | Heard ( Heard and McDonald Islands ) | |
| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
| height | 20 m | |
The Cape Pillar is a rocky, cliff-like Cape on the southwest side of the island Heard in the southern Indian Ocean . It is between Henderson Bluff and Cape Arkona .
It is named after the MV Cape Pillar , with which Australian scientists headed for Heard in 1980 to map the island.
Web links
- Cape Pillar in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)