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.- Type: Beach
- Description: sandy beach
- Also known as: “Fairchild’s Beach” and “Hanchild Beach”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Round Hill and Gilchrist Beach.
Gilchrist Beach
Beach
Gilchrist Beach is a rocky beach, 1 nautical mile… 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. 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… Cape Bidlingmaier is situated 9 km northwest of Fairchild Beach.
Fairchild Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-53.05393° or 53° 3′ 14″ south
Longitude
73.64886° or 73° 38′ 56″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
3JRMWJWX+CG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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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
Places to explore: Oil Barrel Point and Saddle Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Compton Lagoon and Brown Lagoon.
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