Black Cliffs
Black Cliffs is a cliff in Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Black Cliffs is situated nearby to the locality Laurens Peninsula, as well as near West Cape.Places of Interest
Highlights include Anzac Peak and Jacka Glacier.
Anzac Peak
Peak
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Anzac Peak is a 715-metre-high volcano on the Laurens Peninsula of Heard Island in the Southern Ocean. It lies to the northwest of Mawson Peak. Despite its low elevation of just over 700 metres high, the peak and several neighbouring peaks have permanent snow and ice, like the Jacka Glacier with several icefalls.
Jacka Glacier
Glacier
Following is a list of glaciers of Heard Island and McDonald Islands in Antarctica. This list may not reflect recently named glaciers in Heard Island and McDonald Islands.
Hayter Peak
Peak
Hayter Peak is a peak, 565 meters high, standing 400 meters west of Mount Olsen along the back of the Laurens Peninsula and at the northwest end of Heard Island. Hayter Peak is situated 3 km south of Black Cliffs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laurens Peninsula and Rogers Head.
Laurens Peninsula
Locality
Laurens Peninsula is a rugged peninsula surmounted by several ice-covered peaks that forms the northwestern part of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean.
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 5 km east of Black Cliffs.
Cape Laurens
Locality
Cape Laurens is a cape which marks the northwestern extremity of Laurens Peninsula and Heard Island. The name was probably applied by Captain Franklin F. Cape Laurens is situated 5 km west of Black Cliffs.
Black Cliffs
- Type: Cliff
- Also known as: “Black Cliff” and “Kap Vanhöffen”
- Category: landform
- Location: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Black Cliffs” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Black Cliffs”
- Swedish: “Black Cliffs”
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