Philippi Head
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 59 ′ S , 73 ° 16 ′ E | |
| location | Heard ( Heard and McDonald Islands ) | |
| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
The Philippine Head is a rocky promontory of volcanic origin of the island Heard in the southern Indian Ocean . It is located at the northwest end of the Laurens Peninsula .
The headland is named after the German geologist Emil Philippi (1871-1910), who undertook investigations into volcanism on Heard during the Gauss expedition (1901-1903) under the direction of Erich von Drygalski .
Web links
- Philippi Head in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)