Lavett Bluff
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cliff with an elevation of 160 metres
- Description: cliff in Australia
- Also known as: “Cape Lavett”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Deacock Glacier.
Deacock Glacier
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.
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 Labuan is situated 3 km southwest of Lavett Bluff.
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 Arkona is situated 7 km west of Lavett Bluff.
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 7 km east of Lavett Bluff.
Lavett Bluff
- Category: landform
- Location: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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Latitude
-53.17919° or 53° 10′ 45″ southLongitude
73.53493° or 73° 32′ 6″ eastElevation
160 metres (525 feet)Open location code
3JRMRGCM+8XOpenStreetMap ID
node 2772303789OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Lavett Bluff” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “拉韋特海崖”
- German: “Lavett Bluff”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lavett Bluff”
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Highlights include Long Beach and Manning Lagoon.
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