Loubet coast
| Loubet coast | |
|---|---|
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| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula |
| Waters | Southern ocean |
| Northeast |
Cape Bellue 66 ° 18 ′ 2.9 ″ S , 65 ° 53 ′ 16.1 ″ W. |
| southwest |
Bourgeois Fjord 67 ° 37 ′ 40.8 ″ S , 66 ° 59 ′ 47 ″ W |
Coordinates: 67 ° 12 ′ S , 66 ° 13 ′ W
The Loubet Coast is a stretch of coast in the west of the Antarctic Peninsula , which lies between Cape Bellue and the Bourgeois Fjord in Graham Land . The Graham coast connects to the north and the Fallières coast to the south .
It was explored in January 1905 as part of the Fourth French Antarctic Expedition (1903-1905) under the direction of Jean-Baptiste Charcots . Charcot named it after the then French President Émile Loubet (1838–1929).
Web links
- Loubet Coast in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Loubet Coast on geographic.org (English)