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Knox Coast, part of
Knox Coast, part 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, ...
, 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 contine ...
lying between Cape Hordern, at 100°31′E, and the Hatch Islands
The Hatch Islands are a small group of rocky islands lying east of Ivanoff Head at the head of Vincennes Bay of Wilkes Land, Antarctica. The islands mark the division between Knox Coast and Budd Coast
Budd Coast (), part of Wilkes Land, is th ...
, at 109°16′E.
History
The coast was discovered in February 1840 by theU.S. 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 ...
(1838–42) under Lieutenant Charles Wilkes
Charles Wilkes (April 3, 1798 – February 8, 1877) was an American naval officer, ship's captain, and explorer. He led the United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842).
During the American Civil War (1861–1865), he commanded ' during the ...
, and named by Wilkes for Lieutenant Samuel R. Knox, U.S. Navy, captain of the ''Flying Fish
The Exocoetidae are a family of marine fish in the order Beloniformes class Actinopterygii, known colloquially as flying fish or flying cod. About 64 species are grouped in seven to nine genera. While they cannot fly in the same way a bird do ...
'', who served as acting master on the ''Vincennes
Vincennes (, ) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. It is next to but does not include the Château de Vincennes and Bois de Vincennes, which are attached ...
'' during the Antarctic cruise.
Features
Geographic features include: *Cape Peremennyy Cape Peremennyy () is an ice point on the coast of Antarctica 45 miles west-northwest of Merritt Island. It is on the Knox Coast of Wilkes Land.
It was first mapped in 1955 by G.D. Blodgett from aerial photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump ( ...
References
Coasts of Antarctica Landforms of Wilkes Land {{WilkesLand-geo-stub