Spit Bay

Spit Bay (53°6′S 73°45′E) is an open bight formed by the northeast coastline of Heard Island and Spit Point, the east extremity of the island. The name derives from the conspicuous Elephant Spit which forms the south and east shore of the bight, and may have been given by American sealers at Heard Island in the period following their initiation of sealing there in 1855. The name appears on a chart by the British utilized many names then in use by the sealers.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Spit Bay" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).