Cape Gazert
| Cape Gazert | ||
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 4 ′ S , 73 ° 22 ′ E | |
| location | Heard ( Heard and McDonald Islands ) | |
| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
| Waters 2 | South West Bay | |
Cape Gazert is a cape on the west coast of Heard Island . It lies at the end of a rocky headland that forms the south side of South West Bay .
The cape is shown as Green Point on maps by US sealer captain H. C. Chester from 1860 . The name that is valid today goes back to the German Gauss expedition (1901–1903) under the direction of polar explorer Erich von Drygalski . It is named after Hans Gazert (1870–1961), doctor of the research trip .
Web links
- Cape Gazert in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Gazert on geographic.org (English)