Name details

Sandy Beach

Sandy Beach (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Sandy Beach (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 150

Feature type: Beach

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer.

Narrative

The name was suggested by Dr Grahame Budd as part of a descriptive sequence. A flat sandy beach on McDonald Island some 200 metres in length and enclosed on the landward side by high cliffs. It is the next beach south of Boulder Beach. NOTE:This feature disappeared after the 2003 eruption.

Named For

Location

Latitude:

53° 02' 15.4" S

-53.03761°

Unknown precision

Longitude:

72° 36' 10.8" E

72.60300°

Unknown precision

Altitude:

5 m

Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:

Unknown

Source Name:

DigitalGlobe

Source Identifier:

SceneID_1010010001C99801

Source Scale:

1:5000

Source Institution:

Australian Antarctic Division

Source Person:

Brolsma

Source Publisher:

DigitalGlobe

Remote sensing:

DigitalGlobe image SceneID_1010010001C99801

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:

Disappeared

Date approved:

Unknown

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