The Needles (McDonald Islands)
| The Needles | ||
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| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
| archipelago | Heard and McDonald Islands | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 2 ′ S , 72 ° 35 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | Needle Island | |
The Needles ( English for The needles are) a group of rocks and small islands in the archipelago Heard and McDonald Islands . They are west of McDonald Island .
Scientists in a 1948 campaign by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions named it.
Web links
- The Needles in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)