Tottan Rock

This article describes the reef rock off the island of Heard in the Indian Ocean. For the reef of the same name in the Antarctic Géologie archipelago, see Récif Tottan .

Tottan Rock
Waters	Indian Ocean
Archipelago	Heard and McDonald Islands
Geographical location	53 ° 0 ′  S , 73 ° 25 ′  E Coordinates: 53 ° 0 ′  S , 73 ° 25 ′  E
Residents	uninhabited

The Tottan Rock is a sea-washed reef rock in the archipelago of the Heard and McDonald Islands in the southern Indian Ocean . It is northeast of Rogers Head , the northern foothills of the Azorella Peninsula of Heard Island .

The rock is named after the Norwegian seal catcher MV Tottan , who served as a supply ship for the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions' campaign to Heard from 1952 to 1953 .

Web links

• Tottan Rock in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)