Fogo Bluff

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Fogo Bluff
location Heard ( Heard and McDonald Islands )
Fogo Bluff (Heard and McDonald Islands)
Fogo Bluff
Coordinates 53 ° 7 ′  S , 73 ° 40 ′  E Coordinates: 53 ° 7 ′  S , 73 ° 40 ′  E
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The Fogo Bluff is a cliff on the island Heard in the southern Indian Ocean . It looms over the Stephenson Lagoon .

The cliff is named after people from the island of Fogo , part of Cape Verde , who worked in the industry based on Heard for the extraction of oil from elephant seals between 1855 and 1882 .

Web links

  • Fogo Bluff in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)