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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 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 [[Coats baronets|James Coats]], Jr., and Major Andrew Coats, the two chief supporters of the expedition.<ref>{{Gnis|type=antarid|2916}}</ref> |
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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. |
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'''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. |
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# [[Belgrano II Base]] ([[Argentina]]) |
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== 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]].<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> |
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==See also== |
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* [[Luitpold Coast]] |
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* [[Polarstern Canyon]] |
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{{Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition}} |
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[[Category:Lands of Antarctica]] |
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Latest revision as of 13:18, 6 March 2024
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]
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[edit]Countries claiming Coats Land
[edit]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]
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[edit]77°00′S 27°30′W / 77.000°S 27.500°W