South West Bay
South West Bay is an open bay indenting the west side of Heard Island immediately north of Cape Gazert in the southern Indian Ocean. The bay was roughly charted on an 1860 sketch map compiled by Captain H.C.- Bay
- Also known as“S. W. Bay”“S. West-Bai”
Nearby Peaks
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Mount Andree
Mount Andree is an ice-free hill, 140 m, surmounting…
Mount Drygalski
Mount Drygalski is an ice-free hill, 210 metres high…
Mount Aubert de la Rue
Mount Aubert de la Rue is an ice-free hill, 125 metres…
Localities in the Area
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Erratic Point
Erratic Point is a small, moss-covered point at the…
Cape Gazert
Cape Gazert is a cape at the western end of the rocky…
Corinth Head
Corinth Head is a rocky headland 0.5 nautical miles…
South West Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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Latitude
-53.05679° or 53° 3′ 24″ south
Longitude
73.37235° or 73° 22′ 21″ east
Open location code
3JRMW9VC+7W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = bay
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“South West Bay” goes by many names.
South West BayCebuano
South West Bay (luuk sa Heard Island and McDonald Islands)Cebuano
西南灣Chinese
Sudokcidenta GolfoEsperanto
South West BayNorwegian Nynorsk
South West BaySwedish
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