Walsh Bluff
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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Allison Glacier.
Allison Glacier
Glacier
Allison Glacier is an ice stream on the west side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. Allison Glacier flows from Big Ben massif down to the sea to the south of Cape Gazert. Allison Glacier is situated 3½ km northeast of Walsh Bluff.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Gazert and Erratic Point.
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 3 km northwest of Walsh 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 4½ km north of Walsh Bluff.
Cape Arkona
Locality
Photo: NASA, Public domain.Walsh Bluff
- Type: Cliff
- Description: cliff in Australia
- Category: landform
- Location: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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Latitude
-53.0944° or 53° 5′ 40″ south
Longitude
73.39612° or 73° 23′ 46″ east
Open location code
3JRMW94W+6C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Walsh Bluff” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “沃爾什海崖”
- German: “Walsh Bluff”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Walsh Bluff”
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