Orville Coast (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Orville 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 Antarctica lying W of Ronne Ice Shelf between Cape Adams and Cape Zumberge. Discovered by the RARE, 1947-48, under Ronne, who named this coast for Capt. Howard T. Orville, USN, Head of the Naval Aerological Service, who was largely responsible for formulating the RARE meteorological program. The name Orville Coast is considered a more useful reference than "Orville Escarpment," the name originally applied for this area.
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