Cape Labuan
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 11 ′ S , 73 ° 28 ′ E | |
| location | Heard ( Heard and McDonald Islands ) | |
| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
The Cape Labuan is a rocky headland on the southwest side of the island Heard in the southern Indian Ocean . The cape is halfway between Cape Arkona and Lavett Bluff and forms the southwestern extension of the island.
Participants in the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions mapped it in 1948 and named it after the HMAS Labuan , the rescue ship on this expedition.
Web links
- Cape Labuan in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Labuan on geographic.org (English)