Waipuke Beach
Mount Bird is a 1,765 metres high shield volcano standing about 7 nautical miles south of Cape Bird, the northern extremity of Ross Island. It was mapped by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Robert Falcon Scott, and apparently named by them after Cape Bird.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Caughley Beach and Inclusion Hill.
Caughley Beach
Beach
Caughley Beach is the northernmost beach on the ice-free coast south-west of Cape Bird, Ross Island, Antarctica. It was mapped by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1958–59, and named for Graeme Caughley, biologist with the party that visited Cape Bird.
Inclusion Hill
Peak
Mount Bird is a 1,765 metres high shield volcano standing about 7 nautical miles south of Cape Bird, the northern extremity of Ross Island. It was mapped by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Robert Falcon Scott, and apparently named by them after Cape Bird.
McDonald Beach
Beach
McDonald Beach is an extensive beach lying west of Inclusion Hill and 6 nautical miles southwest of Cape Bird on Ross Island, Antarctica. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1958–59, after Captain Edwin A.
Waipuke Beach
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.23309° or 77° 13′ 59″ southLongitude
166.40516° or 166° 24′ 19″ eastElevation
31 metres (102 feet)Open location code
2VJ8QC84+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
node 11661677608OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Waipuke Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Waipuke Beach”
- German: “Waipuke Beach”
- Maori: “Waipuke”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Waipuke Beach”
- Swedish: “Waipuke Beach”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Old Penguin Rookery and Cashman Crags.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fitzgerald Hill and Harrison Bluff.
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