Franklin Rock
| Franklin Rock | ||
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| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Heard and McDonald Islands | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 11 ′ S , 73 ° 24 ′ E | |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
The Franklin rock is a small cliff rocks in the archipelago of Heard Island and McDonald Islands in the southern Indian Ocean . It is located about 2 km west of Cape Arkona on the island of Heard .
The rock is named after the American tender Franklin from New London , Connecticut , who went to Heard Island in 1855 for a seal hunt .
Web links
- Franklin Rock in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)