Gauss Beach
| Gauss Beach | ||
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| location | Heard ( Heard and McDonald Islands ) | |
| Waters | West Bay | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 1 '46 " S , 73 ° 22' 20" E | |
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| length | 500 m | |
The Gauss Beach is a beach on Heard in the southern Indian Ocean . It is north of Mangoro Head on the shores of West Bay .
The beach is named after the Gauß , the research ship of the Gauß expedition (1901–1903) under the direction of the German polar explorer Erich von Drygalski , which called Heard in February 1902.
Web links
- Gauss Beach in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)