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Clarie Coast, called Wilkes Coast by Australia, () is that portion of the coast of
Clarie Coast, called Wilkes Coast by Australia, () is that portion of the coast of Wilkes Land
Wilkes Land is a large district of land in eastern Antarctica, formally claimed by Australia as part of the Australian Antarctic Territory, though the validity of this claim has been placed for the period of the operation of the Antarctic Treaty, ...
lying between Cape Morse
Cape Morse () is a low, ice-covered cape which marks the east side of the entrance to Porpoise Bay and forms the division between Banzare Coast and Clarie Coast in Wilkes Land, Antarctica. It was delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Ope ...
, at 130°10′E, and Pourquoi Pas Point
Pourquoi Pas () is an ice-covered point which forms the west side of the entrance to Victor Bay. It was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition
The French Antarctic Expedition is any of several French expeditions in Antarctica.
First exped ...
, at 136°11′E. It was discovered in January 1840 by Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville
Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville (; 23 May 1790 – 8 May 1842) was a French explorer and naval officer who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica. As a botanist and cartographer, he gave his nam ...
, who recognized the existence of land lying south of the ice cliffs to which he applied the name Côte de Clarie, after the wife (Claire-Fortunée Roze) of Charles Jacquinot, the captain of his second ship, the ''Zélée''.
It was also spotted by the US Exploring Expedition
The United States Exploring Expedition of 1838–1842 was an exploring and surveying expedition of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding lands conducted by the United States. The original appointed commanding officer was Commodore Thomas ap Catesby ...
in Feb. 1840.
References
* Coasts of Antarctica Landforms of Wilkes Land {{WilkesLand-geo-stub