Stephenson Lagoon
| Stephenson Lagoon | ||
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| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
| Land mass | Heard ( Heard and McDonald Islands ) | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 6 '59 " S , 73 ° 41' 16" O | |
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| Islands | Nook Island | |
| Tributaries | Stephenson Glacier | |
The Stephenson Lagoon is a lagoon to the east of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean . It is located at the mouth of the Stephenson Glacier south of Scarlet Hill .
The lagoon is named in connection with the glacier of the same name. Its namesake is the Australian geologist Philip Jon Stephenson (1930-2011), who worked for Heard in 1963.
Web links
- Mauri Pelto: Stephenson Glacier Retreat and Lagoon Development, Heard Island. Article on the Advancing Earth and Space Science website from January 16, 2015