Foyn coast
| Foyn coast | |
|---|---|
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| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula |
| Waters | Weddell Sea |
| From |
Cape Alexander 66 ° 44 ′ 0 ″ S , 62 ° 37 ′ 0 ″ W. |
| To |
Cape Northrop 67 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ S , 65 ° 16 ′ 0 ″ W. |
Coordinates: 67 ° S , 64 ° W
The Foyn Coast is a stretch of coast in the east of the Antarctic Peninsula that lies between Cape Alexander and Cape Northrop in Graham Land . The Bowman Coast connects to the south and the Oskar II Coast to the north .
The Norwegian whaler and Antarctic explorer Carl Anton Larsen discovered it in 1893 during his trip to the Antarctic and named it after his compatriot Svend Foyn (1809-1894), the inventor of the modern harpoon cannon.
Web links
- Foyn Coast in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Foyn Coast on geographic.org (English)