Sandy Beach (McDonald Island)
| Sandy Beach | ||
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| location | McDonald Island ( Heard and McDonald Islands ) | |
| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 2 '12 " S , 72 ° 36' 13" E | |
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| length | 200 m | |
The Sandy Beach ( English for sandy beach ) was a 200 m long beach on McDonald Island in the southern Indian Ocean . It was north of Pebble Beach and inland was lined with high cliffs. The beach disappeared due to a volcanic eruption on McDonald Island in 2003.
Australian scientists gave it its descriptive name.
Web links
- Sandy Beach in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)