Deacock Glacier
Deacock Glacier is a glacier close west of Lavett Bluff on the south side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. Its terminus is between Cape Labuan and Long Beach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lavett Bluff.
Lavett Bluff
Cliff
Lavett Bluff is a rock bluff between Deacock Glacier and Fiftyone Glacier on the south side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. It was surveyed in 1948 by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition and named "Cape Lavett" for Lieutenant John L.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Labuan and Cape Arkona.
Cape Labuan
Locality
Cape Labuan is a rocky point midway between Cape Arkona and Lavett Bluff, forming the southwest extremity of Heard Island. It was charted in 1948 by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions and named after HMAS Labuan, a relief ship for the expedition.
Cape Arkona
Locality
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Cape Arkona is a rocky headland between the mouths of Lied Glacier and Gotley Glacier on the southwest side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean.
Cape Lockyer
Locality
Cape Lockyer is a steep rock headland 1.5 nautical miles northeast of Lambeth Bluff on the southeast side of Heard Island. It was surveyed in 1948 by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions and named by them for Lieutenant H.C.J. Cape Lockyer is situated 8 km east of Deacock Glacier.
Deacock Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 88 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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Latitude
-53.16621° or 53° 9′ 58″ southLongitude
73.5152° or 73° 30′ 55″ eastElevation
88 metres (289 feet)Open location code
3JRMRGM8+G3OpenStreetMap ID
way 272271260OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Deacock Glacier” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “迪科克冰川”
- German: “Deacock-Gletscher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Deacockbreen”
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Highlights include Putt Peak and Dillon Hill.
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