Spit Base
Spit Base is a scientific research base in Heard Island and McDonald Islands and has about 25 residents. Spit Base is situated nearby to the locality Elephant Spit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elephant Spit and Cape Lockyer.
Elephant Spit
Locality
Elephant Spit is a 9 km long sand spit at the eastern end of subantarctic Heard Island, in the Australian territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, lying in the Southern Ocean on the Kerguelen Plateau about 450 km south-east of the Kerguelen Islands. Elephant Spit is situated 6 km east of Spit Base.
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 9 km southwest of Spit Base.
Spit Point
Locality
Spit Point is the east tip of the 5-nautical-mile long Elephant Spit, a conspicuous spit at the eastern end of Heard Island. The feature was charted by early American sealers at Heard Island in the years following initiation of sealing operations there in 1855. Spit Point is situated 9 km east of Spit Base.
Spit Base
- Type: Scientific research base
- Location: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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Latitude
-53.11814° or 53° 7′ 5″ southLongitude
73.73474° or 73° 44′ 5″ eastPopulation
25Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
3JRMVPJM+PVGeoNames ID
11807488
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