Oskar II coast
| Oskar II coast | |
|---|---|
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| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula |
| Waters | Weddell Sea |
| Northeast |
Cape Fairweather 65 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ S , 61 ° 1 ′ 0 ″ W. |
| southwest |
Cape Alexander 66 ° 44 ′ 0 ″ S , 62 ° 37 ′ 0 ″ W. |
Coordinates: 66 ° S , 63 ° W
The Oscar II Coast is a stretch of coast on the east coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula between Cape Fairweather and Cape Alexander . The Foyn coast joins in the south and the Nordenskjöld coast in the north .
The coast was discovered in 1893 by the Norwegian Antarctic explorer Carl Anton Larsen , who named it after the Swedish monarch Oskar II (1829–1907).
Web links
- Oscar II Coast in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Oscar II Coast on geographic.org (English)