COMPOSITE GAZETTEER OF ANTARCTICA

The portion of the E coast of the Antarctic Peninsula between Nordenskjöld Coast (Cape Fairweather) and Foyn Coast (Cape Alexander), Weddell Sea. Discovered during expedition 1893/94 (vessels 'Jason' and 'Hertha') under the Norwegian Captain Carl Anton Larsen, financed by the Hamburg Company Woltereck & Robertson.

E coast of Graham Land from Cape Fairweather to Cape Alexander, was roughly charted by Larsen in December 1893, when the name Kong Oscar II Land was applied to the part of the coast lying in c. 66°S, after Oscar II (1829-1907), King of Sweden, 1872-1907, and of Norway, 1872-1905 (Larsen, 1894a, map p.120). At the same time the name Moderlandet [=the mother land] was applied to part of the coast lying W of Jason Peninsula (Larsen, 1894a, p.121; Risting, 1929, p.35). King Oscar II Land (Larsen, 1894b, map facing p.333; Bartholomew, map, 1898a; BA chart 1238, iii.1901; 1916, p.399). King Oscar II's Land (Larsen, 1894b, p.337). Kong Oscar den 2dens Land, Kong Oskars Land (Larsen, 1894a, p.121, 125). Kong Oskar II-Land (Schück, 1894, p.140). König Oscar-Land, König Oscar II-Land (Wichmann, 1895, p.141). König Oskar-Land (Haardt, map, 1895). König Oskar II. Land (Friederichsen, 1895, Tafel 7 facing p.304). Oskar II.-Land, Kong Oskar 2de Land (Petersen, 1895b, p.291; 1896, p.67). Kung Oscars Land (Ohlin, 1898, p.297). Terre du Roi Oscar (Lecointe, map, 1899). King Oscar Land (Cook, 1900, map p.xx). Terra del Re Oscar II (Gerlache, 1902a, end map). Tierra Rey Oscar II ([Irízar], 1903, map facing p.4). Kong Oscars Land (Nordenskjöld, 1904b, p.168). Kung Oscar II's Land (Nordenskjöld and others, 1904a, Del.1, end map). Tierra del Rey Oscar (Sobral, 1904, map p.272). Tierra Rey Oscar, including Nordenskjöld Coast (q.v.) (Nordenskjöld and others, 1904-05, Tomo 2, end map). Kind [sic] Oscar II Land, extending from Drygalski Glacier to Richtofen Pass (AGS, 1905, map facing p.702). King Oscar's Land (Nordenskjöld and others, 1905, p.60). König Oscar Küste, extending S from Sjögren Glacier (K. Andersson, 1905, Karte 1 following p.58). Koning Oscar Land (Manen, 1905, Kaart 8 following p.710). Koning Oscar II Land (Ruys, 1905, map following p.88). Oscar Land (Mill, 1905a, p.79). Koning Oscars-Land (Nordenskjöld and others, 1907, p.34). Oscarsdagen [=the Oscar's day] (Nathorst, 1908, p.312). Tierra Oscar II (Delachaux, [1907], p.148). Tierra de Oscar II, Tierra del Rei Oscar II, Tierra Rei Oscar II (Riso Patron S., 1908, p.7, 14 and end map). König Oscar II Küste, König Oskar-Küste, Kg Oskar II Ld (Nordenskjöld, 1911b, p.56, 116 and Karte 1). Oscar Coast (Bruce, 1917, p.250; Shackleton, 1919, end map). King Oscar II Coast (BA chart 3175, 31.x.1921; [apparently referring to whole of Graham Land in c. 66°S] Bartholomew, 1922, Pl.9; [from Cape Fairweather S to 66°30'S] BA, 1948, p.183; [as now defined] APC, 1955, p.13; DCS 601 sheet 66 62, 1955). Oscar Kust ([Shackleton], 1921, end map). Kong Oscar II Kysten (HA chart, 1928). The coast was

That portion of the E coast of the Antarctic Peninsula between Cape Fairweather and Cape Alexander. Discovered in 1893 by Capt. C.A. Larsen, who named it for King Oscar II of Norway and Sweden.

Fue denominada en 1893 por el capitán C.A. Larsen quien le dio el nombre del Rey Óscar II de Suecia. Este tramo de la costa E de la península Tierra de O'Higgins se extiende desde el cabo Fairweather en 65° 00' S de latitud y longitud 61° 05' W a cabo Alexander en latitud 66° 44' S y longitud 62° 37' W. Esta costa se caracteriza por una serie de cordones montañosos transversales de cima aguda de piedra descubierta en forma parcial, que avanzan desde la meseta continental central hacia el oriente, separados entre sí por glaciares angostos que descargan en la barrera de hielos Larsen. Toda la costa queda en el interior de la barrera de hielos, alcanzando un ancho de 44 millas en este sector.