Saunders Coast

Saunders Coast (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Saunders Coast  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 12756
Name ID: 114314

Feature type: Coast (7)

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

That portion of the coast of the Antarctic Continent lying to the north of King Edward VII Land, from Cape Colbeck to the cape at the north side of the entrance to Paul Block Bay. Named for Captain Harold E Saunders, a classmate and lifelong friend of Rear-Admiral Ricahrd E Byrd, who compiled maps of the Byrd and other Antarctic Expeditions, and was Chairman of the US ACAN.

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Location

Latitude:
77° 45' 00.0" S
-77.75000°
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Longitude:
150° 00' 00.0" W
-150.00000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
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Date approved:
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