McDonald 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.- Beach
- …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (150 feet)
- …is named after Edwin McDonald
- Description: beach in Antarctica
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Fitzgerald Hill and Inclusion Hill.
Fitzgerald Hill
Peak
Mount Bird is a 1,765 metres high shield volcano…
Inclusion Hill
Peak
Mount Bird is a 1,765 metres high shield volcano…
Harrison Bluff
Cliff
Mount Bird is a 1,765 metres high shield volcano…
McDonald Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.25153° or 77° 15′ 6″ south
Longitude
166.37004° or 166° 22′ 12″ east
Open location code
2VJ8P9XC+92
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OpenStreetMap feature
natural = beach
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“McDonald Beach” goes by many names.
McDonald BeachCebuano
חוף מקדונלדHebrew
McDonald BeachNorwegian Nynorsk
McDonald BeachSwedish
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