Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Budd Coast (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Budd Coast (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Coast
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:
That portion of the coast of Wilkes Land, lying between the Hatch Islands and Cape Waldron. Delineated from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). The name was first applied by Wilkes to a coast reported as lying north of its true position. Named after Thomas A Budd, acting Master of the sloop Peacock of the US Exploring Expedition (1838-42).
Thomas A Budd, acting Master of the sloop
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