Cormorant Island (Heard and McDonald Islands)
| Cormorant Island | ||
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| Waters | Sydney Cove | |
| Archipelago | Heard and McDonald Islands | |
| Geographical location | 52 ° 59 ′ S , 73 ° 19 ′ E | |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
Cormorant Island ( English for cormorant island ) is a small, rocky island made of basalt in the archipelago of the Heard and McDonald Islands in the southern Indian Ocean . It is located at the southern end of Sydney Cove on Heard Island
The island is a breeding area for cormorants, which gave it its name.
Web links
- Cormorant Island in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)