Nursery Island
| Nursery Island | ||
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| Waters | Winston Lagoon | |
| Archipelago | Heard and McDonald Islands | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 9 ′ S , 73 ° 39 ′ E | |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
Nursery Iceland ( English for nurseries Island ) is a small island in the archipelago of Heard Island and McDonald Islands in the southern Indian Ocean . It is located off the west bank of the Winston Lagoon on Heard Island .
Australian scientists named it so because the island is a retreat for the pups of the southern elephant seal that have been weaned from their mothers .
Web links
- Nursery Island in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)