Thelander Point
| Thelander Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 2 ′ S , 72 ° 37 ′ E | |
| location | McDonald Island ( Heard and McDonald Islands ) | |
| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
| Waters 2 | Williams Bay | |
| height | 20 m | |
The Thelander Point is a prominent point of land on the east coast of McDonald Iceland in the southern Indian Ocean . It marks the northern limit of Williams Bay and the eastern edge of the island.
Namesake is the Australian physicist Hugh Thelander, participant in a 1971 campaign of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions , during which he landed by helicopter on McDonald Island.
Web links
- Thelander Point in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)