Knox coast
Knox coast
Knox Coast , Knoxland
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location | Wilkesland , East Antarctica | |
Waters | Mawson Lake | |
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Cape Hordern 66 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ S , 100 ° 31 ′ 0 ″ E |
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Hatch Islands 66 ° 53 ′ 0 ″ S , 109 ° 16 ′ 0 ″ E |
Coordinates: 67 ° S , 105 ° E
The Knox Coast is a stretch of coast in East Antarctica Wilkesland that stretches between Cape Hordern at 100 ° 31'E and the Hatch Islands at 109 ° 16'E. Off the coast lies the Mawson Sea , a marginal sea of the Southern Ocean .
The coast was discovered in February 1840 as part of the United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842) led by the American polar explorer Charles Wilkes . Wilkes named her after Lieutenant Samuel Richardson Knox (1811-1867) of the United States Navy , captain of the USS Flying Fish on this expedition.
In this area is the Bunger Oasis with the Bunger Hills and Uran Island among others .
Web links
- Knox Coast in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Knox Coast on geographic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bertelsmann Hausatlas, Gütersloh 1960, p. 107