Cape Lavett
Cape Lavett is a point in Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Cape Lavett is situated nearby to the locality Cape Labuan, as well as near Cape Arkona.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lavett Bluff and Deacock Glacier.
Lavett Bluff
Cliff
Lavett Bluff is a rock bluff between Deacock Glacier and Fiftyone Glacier on the south side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. It was surveyed in 1948 by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition and named "Cape Lavett" for Lieutenant John L. Lavett Bluff is situated 3½ km northeast of Cape Lavett.
Deacock Glacier
Glacier
Deacock Glacier is a glacier close west of Lavett Bluff on the south side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. Its terminus is between Cape Labuan and Long Beach. Deacock Glacier is situated 4 km north of Cape Lavett.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Labuan and Cape Arkona.
Cape Labuan
Locality
Cape Labuan is a rocky point midway between Cape Arkona and Lavett Bluff, forming the southwest extremity of Heard Island. It was charted in 1948 by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions and named after HMAS Labuan, a relief ship for the expedition.
Cape Arkona
Locality
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Cape Arkona is a rocky headland between the mouths of Lied Glacier and Gotley Glacier on the southwest side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. Cape Arkona is situated 6 km northwest of Cape Lavett.
Cape Lockyer
Locality
Cape Lockyer is a steep rock headland 1.5 nautical miles northeast of Lambeth Bluff on the southeast side of Heard Island. It was surveyed in 1948 by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions and named by them for Lieutenant H.C.J. Cape Lockyer is situated 10 km east of Cape Lavett.
Cape Lavett
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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Latitude
-53.2° or 53° 12′ southLongitude
73.5° or 73° 30′ eastOpen location code
3JRMQGX2+X2GeoNames ID
1547308
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