Name details

Wilkes Coast

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 356

Feature type: Coast

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

The coast of Wilkes Land between Cape Morse (130º10''43" east) and the western boundary of Terre Adélie (136º00''00" east). Discovered and charted by Capt. J.K. Davis of AAE (1911-14) in the SY Aurora. Named by Sir Douglas Mawson after Rear Admiral Charles E. Wilkes, USN, American Antarctic explorer.

Named For

Rear Admiral Charles E. Wilkes, USN, American Antarctic explorer

Location

Latitude:
66° 30' 00.0" S
-66.50000°
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Longitude:
133° 00' 00.0" E
133.00000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
11-Aug-1955

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