Atlas Cove
Atlas Cove is a cove on the north coast of Heard Island and McDonald Islands in the southern Indian Ocean, and is entered between the base of the Laurens Peninsula and Rogers Head.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay
- Also known as: “Atlas-Bai” and “Corinthian Bay”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Aubert de la Rue and Mount Andree.
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 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 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Corinth Head and Rogers Head.
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.
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.
Erratic Point
Locality
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.
Atlas Cove
- Category: body of water
- Location: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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Latitude
-53.02386° or 53° 1′ 26″ southLongitude
73.38729° or 73° 23′ 14″ eastOpen location code
3JRMX9GP+FWOpenStreetMap ID
node 2762334868OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
1547343Wikidata ID
Q119024
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Atlas Cove” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “阿特拉斯灣”
- German: “Atlas Cove”
- Hindi: “एटलस कोव”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Atlas Cove”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wharf Point and Atlas Cove Station.
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Highlights include Walrus Beach and Sealers Corner.
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