Erratic Point
Erratic Point is a small, moss-covered point at the head of South West Bay, 1.3 nautical miles northeast of Cape Gazert, on the west side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: cape in Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia
- Also known as: “Erractic Point” and “Kap Lerche”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Drygalski and Mount Andree.
Mount Drygalski
Peak
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Mount Drygalski is an ice-free hill, 210 metres high, standing 0.7 nautical miles southeast of Atlas Cove, near the northwest end of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean.
Mount Andree
Peak
Mount Andree is an ice-free hill, 140 m, surmounting the small headland between Cave and West Bays on the west side of Heard Island. First charted and named by Edgar Aubert de la Rue, French geologist aboard the whale humper Kildalkey, who with his wife Andree undertook geological investigations along the north and west sides of the island in January 1929. Mount Andree is situated 2½ km north of Erratic Point.
Mount Aubert de la Rue
Peak
Mount Aubert de la Rue is an ice-free hill, 125 metres high, standing at the south end and surmounting the low Fidelia Isthmus that connects Laurens Peninsula with the main mass of Heard Island. Mount Aubert de la Rue is situated 3½ km north of Erratic Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Gazert and Corinth Head.
Cape Gazert
Locality
Cape Gazert is a cape at the western end of the rocky promontory which forms the south side of South West Bay, on the west side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. Cape Gazert is situated 2½ km southwest of Erratic Point.
Corinth Head
Locality
Corinth Head is a rocky headland 0.5 nautical miles southeast of Rogers Head, overlooking the west side of Corinthian Bay, on the north side of Heard Island. Corinth Head is situated 5 km northeast of Erratic Point.
Rogers Head
Locality
Rogers Head is a conspicuous headland marking the north extremity of the peninsula between Atlas Cove and Corinthian Bay on the north coast of Heard Island. Rogers Head is situated 6 km north of Erratic Point.
Erratic Point
- Category: cape
- Location: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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Latitude
-53.05496° or 53° 3′ 18″ southLongitude
73.38296° or 73° 22′ 59″ eastOpen location code
3JRMW9WM+25OpenStreetMap ID
node 2854192041OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
1547323Wikidata ID
Q12714539
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Erratic Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Erractic Point”
- Chinese: “伊拉蒂克角”
- German: “Erratic Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Erratic Point”
- Swedish: “Erractic Point”
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