Black coast
| Black coast | ||
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| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Waters | Weddell Sea | |
| From |
Cape Boggs 70 ° 33 ′ 0 ″ S , 61 ° 23 ′ 0 ″ W. |
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| To |
Cape Mackintosh 72 ° 50 ′ 0 ″ S , 59 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ W. |
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Coordinates: 72 ° S , 62 ° W
The Black Coast is a stretch of coast in the east of the Antarctic Palmerland . It lies between Cape Boggs and Cape Mackintosh . The Wilkins Coast connects to the north , and the Lassiter Coast to the south .
The coast was discovered and photographed during a reconnaissance flight on December 30, 1940 during the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939-1941). It is named after Richard Blackburn Black (1902–1992), who had led the aforementioned reconnaissance flight and the East Base on Stonington Island on this research trip .
Web links
- Black Coast in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Black Coast on geographic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Richard Blackburn Black on the homepage in remembrance of the United States Antarctic Service (accessed January 8, 2016).