Black Rock
Black Rock is a small, dark rock lying immediately northwest of Morgan Island and 0.2 nautical miles north of Heard Island. The feature appears to be roughly shown on an 1860 sketch map prepared by Captain H.C.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Morgan Island and Gilchrist Beach.
Morgan Island
Island
Morgan Island is a small island while also being the largest feature in a group of islands located 1 nautical mile east of Cape Bidlingmaier, off the north side of Heard Island in the Indian Ocean.
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 southeast of Black Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Bidlingmaier and Saddle Point.
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.
Saddle Point
Locality
Saddle Point is a rocky point separating Corinthian Bay and Mechanics Bay on the north coast of Heard Island in the Antarctic. The terminus of Challenger Glacier is located at the eastern side of Corinthian Bay, close west to Saddle Point. Saddle Point is situated 5 km west of Black Rock.
Black Rock
- Type: Islet
- Description: rock formation in Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia
- Categories: rock formation, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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Latitude
-53.01716° or 53° 1′ 2″ southLongitude
73.56969° or 73° 34′ 11″ eastElevation
33 metres (108 feet)Open location code
3JRMXHM9+4VOpenStreetMap ID
way 1189552913OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
1547336Wikidata ID
Q25267318
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Black Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Black Rock (bato sa Heard Island and McDonald Islands)”
- Cebuano: “Black Rock”
- German: “Black Rock”
- Swedish: “Black Rock (klippa i Heard- och McDonaldöarna)”
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