Manning Lagoon

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Manning Lagoon
Waters Indian Ocean
Land mass Heard ( Heard and McDonald Islands )
Geographical location 53 ° 11 '29 "  S , 73 ° 30' 37"  O Coordinates: 53 ° 11 '29 "  S , 73 ° 30' 37"  O
Manning Lagoon (Heard and McDonald Islands)
Manning Lagoon
length 5 km

The Manning Lagoon is a 5 km long lagoon on the south coast of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean . It is located in the immediate vicinity of Long Beach on Cape Labuan .

The lagoon is named after John Manning, the chief geodesist of the Australian Division of National Mapping , who was involved in the survey of Heard in 1980 .

Web links

  • Manning Lagoon in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)