Clarie coast
| Clarie coast
Clarie Coast , Clarieland
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| location | Wilkesland , East Antarctica | |
| Waters | Southern Ocean ( Indian part) and Lake D'Urville | |
| From |
Cape Morse 66 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ S , 130 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ E |
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Pourquoi Pas Point 66 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ S , 136 ° 11 ′ 0 ″ E |
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Coordinates: 67 ° S , 133 ° E
The Clarie Coast is a stretch of coast in Wilkesland, East Antarctica . It extends from Cape Morse at 130 ° 10 'E to Pourquoi Pas Point at 136 ° 11' E.
The coast was discovered in January 1840 during the Third French Antarctic Expedition (1837–1840) led by Jules Dumont d'Urville . D'Urville named the coast after Clarie Jacquinot, wife of Honoré Jacquinot (1815-1887), surgeon and zoologist on the ship La Zelee on this research trip .
Web links
- Clarie Coast in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Clarie Coast on geographic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bertelsmann Hausatlas, Gütersloh 1960, p. 107