Elephant Spit
| Elephant Spit | ||
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 7 '10 " S , 73 ° 47' 12" O | |
| location | Heard ( Heard and McDonald Islands ) | |
| Waters 1 | Indian Ocean | |
| Waters 2 | Spit Bay | |
| length | 7 km | |
The Elephant Spit is a 7 km-long spit of sand and gravel, the eastern end of the island Heard in the southern Indian Ocean forms. Few areas are higher than two meters , while others are washed over by the sea. It ends in Spit Point . As a result of increasing erosion, the property is now segmented into Alert Island with Spit Point, Elephant Reef and Alfred Point .
It is named after the elephant seals , which visit the spit in large numbers as a resting place.
Web links
- Elephant Spit in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)