Morgan Island
53°01′S 73°34′E
Morgan Island is a small island while also being the largest feature in a group of islands located 1 nautical mile (2 km) east of Cape Bidlingmaier, off the north side of Heard Island in the Indian Ocean. C.
53°01′S 73°34′E
Overview
Morgan Island is a small island while also being the largest feature in a group of islands located 1 nautical mile (2 km) east of Cape Bidlingmaier, off the north side of Heard Island in the Indian Ocean. The island group was charted as extending across "Morgan Bay" on an 1860 sketch map compiled by Captain H.C. Chester, an American sealer, and "Morgan Islands" appears on the 1874 chart and the scientific reports of a British expedition under George Nares in HMS Challenger. Morgan Island was surveyed in 1948 by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions, who restricted the name Morgan as the largest feature in the group. Black Rock lies immediately northwest of Morgan Island.
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Chart
Nearest islands
- Heard Island9.6 km
- Shag Island11 km
- Red Island19 km
- McDonald Island65 km
- Needle Island66 km
Also in Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Heard Island
366 km²▲ 2,745 m
Major islands
McDonald Island
2 km²▲ 230 m
Minor islands
Red Island
0.35 km²▲ 77 m
Minor islands
Shag Island
0.16 km²▲ 43 m
Minor islands
Needle Island
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Minor islands