Sealers Corner

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Sealers Corner
location Heard ( Heard and McDonald Islands )
Waters Corinthian Bay
Geographical location 53 ° 1 '16 "  S , 73 ° 24' 32"  E Coordinates: 53 ° 1 '16 "  S , 73 ° 24' 32"  E
Sealers Corner (Heard and McDonald Islands)
Sealers Corner

Sealers Corner ( English for Robbenjägerwinkel ) is a beach on the island of Heard in the southern Indian Ocean . It occupies the northwestern shore of Corinthian Bay on the east side of the base of the Azorella Peninsula .

It is named after a refuge and other remains of seal hunters of the 19th century on this beach.

Web links

  • Sealers Corner in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)