Vostok coast

Vostok coast
location	Peter I Island , Antarctica
Waters	Bellingshausen lake
From	Mouth of the Zavodovskijbreen 68 ° 55 ′ 0.6 ″  S , 90 ° 36 ′ 34.8 ″  W.
To	Michajlovodden 68 ° 51 ′ 42 "  S , 90 ° 25 ′ 36"  W

Coordinates: 68 ° 55 ′  S , 90 ° 29 ′  W

The Vostok Coast ( Norwegian Vostokkysten ) forms the south and south-east coast of Peter I Island in Antarctica. It lies between Cape Michajlovodden at the Kiwibukta in the east and the mouth of the Zavodovskijbreen in the southwest and is 14 km long. The Von Bellingshausen Coast connects to the northeast , and the Lazarew Coast to the west and northwest .

Scientists at the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1974 after the corvette Vostok , flagship of the first Russian Antarctic expedition (1819-1821) under the direction of Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen (1778-1852), the discoverer of Peter I Island.

Web links

• Vostoccysts in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
• Vostoccysts in the Norwegian Polar Institute directory

 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap