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'''Coats Land''' is a region in [[Antarctica]] which lies westward of [[Queen Maud Land]] and forms the eastern shore of the [[Weddell Sea]], extending in a general northeast-southwest direction between 20º00´W and 36º00´W. The northeast part was discovered from the ''Scotia'' by [[William S. Bruce]], leader of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902-04. He gave the name Coats Land for [[James Coats]], Jr., and Major Andrew Coats, the two chief supporters of the expedition.
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[[Image:CairdCoast.jpg|thumb|right|240px|The sheer ice cliffs of the Caird Coast as seen by [[Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition|Shackleton's Expedition]] in January 1915]]


'''Coats Land''' is a region in [[Antarctica]] which lies westward of [[Queen Maud Land]] and forms the eastern shore of the [[Weddell Sea]], extending in a general northeast–southwest direction between 20°00′W and 36°00′W. The northeast part was discovered from the ''Scotia'' by [[William S. Bruce]], leader of the [[Scottish National Antarctic Expedition]],&nbsp;1902-1904. He gave the name Coats Land for [[Coats baronets|James Coats]], Jr., and Major Andrew Coats, the two chief supporters of the expedition.<ref>{{Gnis|type=antarid|2916}}</ref>
==Caird Coast==
In December 1914 and January 1915, as part of the ill-fated British [[Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition]], [[Ernest Shackleton]] continued the exploration southward, joining Bruce's discovery to land which [[Wilhelm Filchner]] had discovered from the ''Deutschland'' in 1912.


== Research stations ==
'''Caird Coast''' is that portion of the coast of Coats Land lying between the terminus of [[Stancomb-Wills Glacier]], in 20º00´W, and the vicinity of the [[Hayes Glacier]], in 27º54´W. Shackleton named it for Sir [[James Key Caird]], patron of the expedition.
# [[Belgrano II Base]] ([[Argentina]])


== Countries claiming Coats Land ==
[[Image:CairdCoast.jpg|left|frame|The sheer ice cliffs of the [[Caird Coast]] as seen by [[Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition|Shackleton's Expedition]] in January, 1915]]
The eastern part of Coats Land is claimed by [[Norway]] and is part of [[Queen Maud Land]], the central part being claimed by the [[United Kingdom]] and is part of the [[British Antarctic Territory]], and the western part is claimed by [[Argentina]] and is part of [[Argentine Antarctica]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coats Land {{!}} region, Antarctica|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Coats-Land |work=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] |language=en|access-date=2020-05-21}}</ref>


==See also==
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* [[Caird Coast]]
* [[Luitpold Coast]]
* [[Polarstern Canyon]]


==References==
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[[Category:British Antarctic Territory]]


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Latest revision as of 13:18, 6 March 2024

Coats Land is located in Antarctica
Coats Land
Coats Land
Location of Coats Land in Antarctica
The sheer ice cliffs of the Caird Coast as seen by Shackleton's Expedition in January 1915

Coats Land is a region in Antarctica which lies westward of Queen Maud Land and forms the eastern shore of the Weddell Sea, extending in a general northeast–southwest direction between 20°00′W and 36°00′W. The northeast part was discovered from the Scotia by William S. Bruce, leader of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902-1904. He gave the name Coats Land for James Coats, Jr., and Major Andrew Coats, the two chief supporters of the expedition.[1]

Research stations

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  1. Belgrano II Base (Argentina)

Countries claiming Coats Land

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The eastern part of Coats Land is claimed by Norway and is part of Queen Maud Land, the central part being claimed by the United Kingdom and is part of the British Antarctic Territory, and the western part is claimed by Argentina and is part of Argentine Antarctica.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coats Land
  2. ^ "Coats Land | region, Antarctica". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-05-21.

77°00′S 27°30′W / 77.000°S 27.500°W / -77.000; -27.500