Hoseason Beach
| Hoseason Beach | ||
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| location | Heard ( Heard and McDonald Islands ) | |
| Waters | Corinthian Bay | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 1 '47 " S , 73 ° 26' 45" O | |
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| length | 1 km | |
The Hoseason Beach is a 1 km long beach on the island of Heard in the southern Indian Ocean . It is located directly in front of the confluence of the Nares Glacier in Corinthian Bay .
The name of the beach is Richard Hoseason (1921-1952), radio operator in a 1952 campaign of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions , who was washed into the sea on May 26, 1952 on this beach, drowned and is buried on the banks of Atlas Cove .
Web links
- Hoseason Beach in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)