Marion Tarn
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| Geographical location | Heard ( Heard and McDonald Islands ) | |
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 7 '44 " S , 73 ° 40' 11" O | |
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The Marion Tarn is a lake on the island of Heard in the southern Indian Ocean . It is located about 400 m west of the Stephenson Lagoon and was created as a result of the strong retreat of the Stephenson Glacier .
The lake is named after the steam-powered corvette USS Marion , which rescued the survivors of the sinking of the whaling ship Trinity , stranded on Heard on January 12, 1882 after 452 days .
Web links
- Marion Tarn in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)