Henderson Bluff
Henderson Bluff is a cliff in Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Henderson Bluff is situated nearby to the locality Cape Pillar, as well as near Cape Arkona.Places of Interest
Highlights include Walsh Bluff.
Walsh Bluff
Cliff
Walsh Bluff is a rock bluff close north of the mouth of Abbotsmith Glacier on the west side of Heard Island. Surveyed by ANARE in 1948. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for J.E. Walsh Bluff is situated 4 km north of Henderson Bluff.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Arkona and Cape Gazert.
Cape Arkona
Locality
Photo: NASA, Public domain.Cape Gazert
Locality
Cape Gazert is a cape at the western end of the rocky promontory which forms the south side of South West Bay, on the west side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. Cape Gazert is situated 7 km northwest of Henderson Bluff.
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. Erratic Point is situated 8 km north of Henderson Bluff.
Henderson Bluff
- Type: Cliff
- Category: landform
- Location: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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Latitude
-53.12935° or 53° 7′ 46″ south
Longitude
73.40462° or 73° 24′ 17″ east
Open location code
3JRMVCC3+7R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
GeoNames ID
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