Offley Crater
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| location | Heard ( Heard and McDonald Islands ) | |
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 1 ′ S , 73 ° 32 ′ E | |
The Offley Crater is a 120 m high, extinct and eroded volcanic crater on the island Heard in the southern Indian Ocean . It rises from Cape Bidlingmaier on the north coast of the island. The eastern part of the crater facing the sea has collapsed.
Namesake is the Bark Offley from Tasmania , which operated in 1859 under Captain James William Robinson for whaling in the waters around Heard.
Web links
- Offley Crater in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)