Name details

Oates Coast

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 129580

Feature type: Coast (7)

Origin

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:

Narrative

That portion of the coast of Antarctica between Cape Hudson and Cape Williams. The eastern portion of this coast was discovered in February 1911 by Lt. Harry Pennell, RN, commander of the expedition ship Terra Nova during the BrAE, 1910-13. He named the coast after Capt. Lawrence E.G. Oates who, with Capt. Robert F. Scott and three BrAE companions, perished on the return journey from the South Pole in 1912. The western portion of the coast, the vicinity of the Mawson Peninsula, was first delineated from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump, 1946-47.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
69° 30' 00.0" S
-69.50000°
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Longitude:
159° 00' 00.0" E
159.00000°
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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 Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1947

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