George V Coast () is that portion of the coast of
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest cont ...
lying between
Point Alden, at 148°2′E, and
Cape Hudson, at 153°45′E.
Portions of this coast were sighted 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 1840.
It was explored by members of the Main Base party of the
Australasian Antarctic Expedition
The Australasian Antarctic Expedition was a 1911–1914 expedition headed by Douglas Mawson that explored the largely uncharted Antarctic coast due south of Australia. Mawson had been inspired to lead his own venture by his experiences on Ernest ...
(1911–14) under
Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson OBE FRS FAA (5 May 1882 – 14 October 1958) was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Sir Ernest Shackleton, he was a key expedition leader duri ...
who named this feature for King
George V of the United Kingdom
George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.
Born during the reign of his grandmother Qu ...
.
[
The segment of land between these lines of longitude is referred to as George V Land. ]Mertz Glacier
Mertz Glacier () is a heavily crevassed glacier in George V Coast of East Antarctica. It is the source of a glacial prominence that historically has extended northward into the Southern Ocean, the ''Mertz Glacial Tongue''. It is named in honor ...
is located in this area.
Further reading
* Cantero ÁLP, Marzal MF,
Benthic hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from off George V Coast (East Antarctica)
', Zootaxa, 26 Jun 2018, 4441(1):121-136 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4441.1.7
* G. D. Williams, S. Aoki, S. S. Jacobs, S. R. Rintoul, T. Tamura, N. L. Bindoff,
Antarctic Bottom Water from the Adélie and George V Land coast, East Antarctica (140–149°E)
'', JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, VOL. 115, C04027 https://doi.org/10.1029/2009JC005812
* Eugene Walter Domack ; John B. Anderson ; Dennis D. Kurtz,
Clast shape as an indicator of transport and depositional mechanisms in glacial marine sediments; George V continental shelf, Antarctica
', Journal of Sedimentary Research (1980) 50 (3): 813–819. https://doi.org/10.1306/212F7AF4-2B24-11D7-8648000102C1865D
* Frezzotti, M., Cimbelli, A., & Ferrigno, J. (1998),
Ice-front change and iceberg behaviour along Oates and George V Coasts, Antarctica, 1912-96
', Annals of Glaciology, 27, 643–650. doi:10.3189/1998AoG27-1-643-650
External links
George V Coast
on USGS
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website
George V Coast
on SCAR
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website
George V Coast
on visibleearth.nasa.gov
References
Australian Antarctic Territory
Coasts of Antarctica
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