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Oscar II Coast is that portion of the east coast of the
The South Atlantic, Volume 1
'', P 192 * Gunter Faure, Teresa M. Mensing, '
The Transantarctic Mountains: Rocks, Ice, Meteorites and Water
'', P 9 * R. L. Oliver, P. R. James, J. B. Jago, '
Antarctic Earth Science
'', P 329 * Amin Beiranvand Pour, Mazlan Hashim, Yongcheol Park and Jong Kuk Hong, '
MAPPING ALTERATION ZONES IN INACCESSIBLE REGIONS USING TARGET DETECTION ALGORITHMS TO SWIR BANDS OF ASTER REMOTE SENSING DATA
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Oscar II Coast is that portion of the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic Peninsula, known as O'Higgins Land in Chile and Tierra de San Martín in Argentina, and originally as Graham Land in the United Kingdom and the Palmer Peninsula in the United States, is the northernmost part of mainland Antarctic ...
between Cape Fairweather to the north, and Cape Alexander to the south. Discovered in 1893 by Captain C.A. Larsen
Carl Anton Larsen (7 August 1860 – 8 December 1924) was a Norway, Norwegian-born Whaling, whaler and Antarctic explorer who made important contributions to the exploration of Antarctica, the most significant being the first discovery of fos ...
, who named it for King Oscar II of Norway and Sweden. To the north of this coast is Nordenskjöld Coast
The Nordenskjöld Coast (64° 30' S 60° 30' W) is located on the Antarctic Peninsula, more specifically Graham Land, which is the top region of the Peninsula. The Peninsula is a thin, long ice sheet with an Alpine-style mountain chain. The coast ...
.
Further reading
* Alan Nairn, 'The South Atlantic, Volume 1
'', P 192 * Gunter Faure, Teresa M. Mensing, '
The Transantarctic Mountains: Rocks, Ice, Meteorites and Water
'', P 9 * R. L. Oliver, P. R. James, J. B. Jago, '
Antarctic Earth Science
'', P 329 * Amin Beiranvand Pour, Mazlan Hashim, Yongcheol Park and Jong Kuk Hong, '
MAPPING ALTERATION ZONES IN INACCESSIBLE REGIONS USING TARGET DETECTION ALGORITHMS TO SWIR BANDS OF ASTER REMOTE SENSING DATA
''
References
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