Sandy Beach (McDonald Island)

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Sandy Beach
location McDonald Island ( Heard and McDonald Islands )
Waters Indian Ocean
Geographical location 53 ° 2 '12 "  S , 72 ° 36' 13"  E Coordinates: 53 ° 2 '12 "  S , 72 ° 36' 13"  E
Sandy Beach (McDonald Island) (Heard and McDonald Islands)
Sandy Beach (McDonald Island)
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)