Fairchild Beach
Fairchild Beach is a sandy beach, 0.32 nautical miles wide and 1 nautical mile long, which extends north from the base of Round Hill to the south side of the terminus of Compton Glacier, on the east side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Beach
- Description: sandy beach
- Also known as: “Fairchild’s Beach” and “Hanchild Beach”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Round Hill and Gilchrist Beach.
Round Hill
Peak
Round Hill is an ice-free, rounded hill rising southward of Fairchild Beach and between Compton Glacier and Brown Glacier, on the northeast side of Heard Island.
Gilchrist Beach
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. Gilchrist Beach is situated 3½ km northwest of Fairchild Beach.
Skua Beach
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 The name Launches Beach appears to have had some usage by American sealers as shown by an unpublished sealer's map of "Hurds Island" of the 1860–70 period. Skua Beach is situated 4 km southeast of Fairchild Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Bidlingmaier.
Cape Bidlingmaier
Locality
Cape Bidlingmaier is a rocky cape at the east side of the entrance to Mechanics Bay, on the north side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. The feature appears to have been known to American sealers as Morgan's Point, as shown by Captain H.C. Cape Bidlingmaier is situated 9 km northwest of Fairchild Beach.
Fairchild Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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Latitude
-53.05393° or 53° 3′ 14″ southLongitude
73.64886° or 73° 38′ 56″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
3JRMWJWX+CGOpenStreetMap ID
way 281467580OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Fairchild Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fairchild Beach”
- Egyptian Arabic: “شط فيرتشايلد”
- German: “Fairchild Beach”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fairchild Beach”
- Swedish: “Fairchild Beach”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Oil Barrel Point and Saddle Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Compton Lagoon and Brown Lagoon.
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