Knox Coast
Knox Coast, part of Wilkes Land, is that portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between Cape Hordern, at 100°31′E, and the Hatch Islands, at 109°16′E.
History
[edit ]The coast was discovered in February 1840 by the U.S. Exploring Expedition (1838–42) under Lieutenant Charles Wilkes,[1] and named by Wilkes for Lieutenant Samuel R. Knox, U.S. Navy, captain of the Flying Fish , who served as acting master on the Vincennes during the Antarctic cruise.[2]
Features
[edit ]Geographic features include:
References
[edit ]- ^ Stanton, William (1975). The Great United States Exploring Expedition . Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 175. ISBN 0520025571.
- ^ "Knox Coast". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2013年05月12日.
66°30′S 105°0′E / 66.500°S 105.000°E / -66.500; 105.000 Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Knox Coast". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
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