Fairchild Beach
| Fairchild Beach | ||
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| location | Heard ( Heard and McDonald Islands ) | |
| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 3 '37 " S , 73 ° 39' 27" E | |
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| length | 1.5 km | |
| width | 500 m | |
The Fairchild Beach is a 1.5 km long and 500 m wide sandy beach on the east side of the island Heard in the southern Indian Ocean . It extends north of the base of Round Hill to the south side of the mouth of the Compton Glacier .
The name Fairchild's Beach had been in use with US seal hunters since at least 1857. The naming background has not survived.
Web links
- Fairchild Beach in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Fairchild Beach on geographic.org (English)