Josephine Beach

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Josephine Beach
location Heard ( Heard and McDonald Islands )
Waters South West Bay
Geographical location 53 ° 2 '50 "  S , 73 ° 22' 50"  E Coordinates: 53 ° 2 '50 "  S , 73 ° 22' 50"  E
Josephine Beach (Heard and McDonald Islands)
Josephine Beach

The Josephine Beach is a beach on the island of Heard in the southern Indian Ocean . It lies between Kildalkey Head and Erratic Point on the shores of South West Bay .

The beach is named after the American sealer Josephine from New Bedford , Massachusetts , who operated in the waters around Heard in 1907.

Web links

  • Josephine Beach in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)