Magnet Point
| Magnet Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 59 ′ S , 73 ° 19 ′ E | |
| location | Heard ( Heard and McDonald Islands ) | |
| Waters | Sydney Cove | |
| Waters 2 | Indian Ocean | |
The magnetic Point is a rocky headland on the northeast end of the Laurens Peninsula Island Heard in the southern Indian Ocean . It marks the southeast boundary of Sydney Cove .
The headland is named after the British seal hunter Magnet , with whom Peter Kemp discovered Heard Island on November 27, 1833.
Web links
- Magnet Point in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)