Mechanics Bay
Mechanics Bay is a bay, 1 nautical mile wide, lying immediately east of Saddle Point on the north coast of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. It was named by American sealers after the schooner Mechanic, a tender to the Corinthian in Captain Erasmus Darwin Rogers' sealing fleet which landed at Heard Island in 1855.Places of Interest
Highlights: Morgan Island and Black Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Bidlingmaier and Saddle Point.
Mechanics Bay
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay on Heard Island, Australia
- Category: body of water
- Location: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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Latitude
-53.0158° or 53° 0′ 57″ south
Longitude
73.51929° or 73° 31′ 9″ east
Elevation
69 metres (226 feet)
Open location code
3JRMXGM9+MP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mechanics Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mechanics Bay (luuk sa Heard Island and McDonald Islands)”
- Cebuano: “Mechanics Bay”
- Chinese: “梅凱尼克灣”
- German: “Mechanics Bay”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mechanics Bay på Heardøya”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mechanics Bay”
- Swedish: “Mechanics Bay (vik i Heard- och McDonaldöarna)”
- Swedish: “Mechanics Bay”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Rogers Head and Azorella Peninsula.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Offley Crater and Mary Powell Glacier.
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