Gargoyle Head
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 3 ′ S , 72 ° 35 ′ E | |
| location | McDonald Island ( Heard and McDonald Islands ) | |
| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
| Waters 2 | Cauldron Bay | |
| height | 120 m | |
The Gargoyle Head is a 120 m high headland of McDonald Island in the southern Indian Ocean . It marks the northwest boundary of the entrance to Cauldron Bay .
Australian scientists descriptively named them after their resemblance to the head of a gargoyle .
Web links
- Gargoyle Head in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)