Skua Beach
Skua Beach is a sandy beach lying at the base of Scarlet Hill on the east side of Heard Island. The name Launches Beach appears to have had some usage by American sealers as shown by an unpublished sealer's map of "Hurds Island" of the 1860–70 period.- Beach
- …lies at an elevation of around 130 metres (440 feet)
- …is also known as “Launches Beach”
- Description: Beach on Heard Island
Places of Interest
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Scarlet Hill
Peak
Scarlet Hill is an ice-free, rounded hill, 410…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Lockyer and Elephant Spit.
Skua Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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Latitude
-53.08298° or 53° 4′ 59″ south
Longitude
73.68341° or 73° 41′ 0″ east
Open location code
3JRMWM8M+R9
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OpenStreetMap feature
natural = beach
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Skua Beach” goes by many names.
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