Skua Beach
| Skua Beach | ||
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| location | Heard ( Heard and McDonald Islands ) | |
| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 5 '21 " S , 73 ° 40' 54" E | |
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The Skua Beach ( English for skuas beach ) is a sandy beach on the east side of the island Heard in the southern Indian Ocean . It is at the foot of Scarlet Hill .
American sealers named him 1860 to 1870 as a launch Beach (English for barges beach ). Scientists from the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in 1948 made the name, which is now established .
Web links
- Skua Beach in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Skua Beach on geographic.org (English)