Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Ruppert Coast (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Ruppert Coast (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Coast (7)
This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
That portion of the coast of Marie Byrd Land between Brennan Point and Cape Burks. Named by R. Admiral Byrd for Col. Jacob Ruppert of New York, a supporter of the ByrdAE (1933-35) that made the first aerial reconnaissance flight along this coast. The USGS completely mapped the coast from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65.
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