Larc Cove
| Larc Cove | ||
|---|---|---|
| Waters | Williams Bay | |
| Land mass | McDonald Island ( Heard and McDonald Islands ) | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 2 '48 " S , 72 ° 36' 26" E | |
|
||
The Larc Cove is a small, sheltered bay in the southeast of McDonald Iceland in the southern Indian Ocean . It is at the head of Williams Bay .
Participants in a 1980 campaign of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions succeeded in making the first sea-based landing on the island using a LARC amphibious vehicle . This event gave the bay its name.
Web links
- Larc Cove in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)