Gilchrist Beach
Gilchrist Beach is a rocky beach, 1 nautical mile long, lying west of Compton Glacier on the north side of Heard Island. At its eastern edge, Gilchrist Beach communicates with the sandy Fairchild Beach.- Beach
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
- Description: Beach on Heard Island
- Also known as“Rocky Beach”“Stoney Beach”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Morgan Island and Fairchild Beach.
Localities in the Area
Discover Cape Bidlingmaier and Saddle Point.
Cape Bidlingmaier
Cape Bidlingmaier is a rocky cape at the east side…
6 km northwest of Gilchrist Beach
Saddle Point
Saddle Point is a rocky point separating…
8 km west of Gilchrist Beach
Gilchrist Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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Latitude
-53.03461° or 53° 2′ 5″ south
Longitude
73.61128° or 73° 36′ 41″ east
Open location code
3JRMXJ86+5G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = beach
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gilchrist Beach” goes by many names.
Gilchrist BeachCebuano
شط جيلكريستEgyptian Arabic
ギルクリスト・ビーチJapanese
Gilchrist BeachNorwegian Nynorsk
Gilchrist BeachSwedish
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