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	The eastern portion of this coast was discovered in February 1911 by Lieutenant Harry Pennell, Royal Navy, commander of the expedition ship ''Terra Nova'' during the ~~British Antarctic~~ Expedition, 1910-13. He named the coast after Captain Lawrence E.G. Oates who, with Captain [[Robert Falcon Scott]] and three British companions, perished on the return journey from the [[South Pole]] in 1912. The western portion of the coast, the vicinity of the [[Douglas Mawson\|Mawson Peninsula]], was first delineated from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump, 1946-47.		The eastern portion of this coast was discovered in February 1911 by Lieutenant Harry Pennell, Royal Navy, commander of the expedition ship ''[[Terra Nova]]'' during the [[Terra Nova Expedition]], 1910-13. He named the coast after Captain Lawrence E.G. Oates who, with Captain [[Robert Falcon Scott]] and three British companions, perished on the return journey from the [[South Pole]] in 1912. The western portion of the coast, the vicinity of the [[Douglas Mawson\|Mawson Peninsula]], was first delineated from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump, 1946-47.


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	Part of the [[Australian Antarctic Territory\|Australian claim]] to the [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]], it extends between 153°45' E and 160° E, forming a wedge between 60° S and the [[South Pole]]. It is bounded in the east by the [[Ross Dependency]] and overlaps in the west with [[George V Land]].		Part of the [[Australian Antarctic Territory\|Australian claim]] to the [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]], it extends between 153°45' E and 160° E, forming a wedge between 60° S and the [[South Pole]]. It is bounded in the east by the [[Ross Dependency]] and overlaps in the west with [[George V Land]].


	==Discovery and name==		==Discovery and name==
	The eastern portion of this coast was discovered in February 1911 by Lieutenant Harry Pennell, Royal Navy, commander of the expedition ship ''Terra Nova'' during the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13. He named the coast after Captain Lawrence E.G. Oates who, with Captain [[Robert Falcon Scott]] and three British companions, perished on the return journey from the [[South Pole]] in 1912. The western portion of the coast, the vicinity of the Mawson Peninsula, was first delineated from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump, 1946-47.		The eastern portion of this coast was discovered in February 1911 by Lieutenant Harry Pennell, Royal Navy, commander of the expedition ship ''Terra Nova'' during the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13. He named the coast after Captain Lawrence E.G. Oates who, with Captain [[Robert Falcon Scott]] and three British companions, perished on the return journey from the [[South Pole]] in 1912. The western portion of the coast, the vicinity of the [[Douglas Mawson\|Mawson Peninsula]], was first delineated from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump, 1946-47.


	[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]		[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

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'''Oates Land''' is a wedge-shaped segment of [[East Antarctica]] stretching along and inland from the Oates Coast.

Part of the [[Australian Antarctic Territory|Australian claim]] to the [[Antarctica|Antarctic]], it extends between 153°45' E and 160° E, forming a wedge between 60° S and the [[South Pole]]. It is bounded in the east by the [[Ross Dependency]] and overlaps in the west with [[George V Land]].

==Discovery and name==
The eastern portion of this coast was discovered in February 1911 by Lieutenant Harry Pennell, Royal Navy, commander of the expedition ship ''Terra Nova'' during the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13. He named the coast after Captain Lawrence E.G. Oates who, with Captain [[Robert Falcon Scott]] and three British companions, perished on the return journey from the [[South Pole]] in 1912. The western portion of the coast, the vicinity of the Mawson Peninsula, was first delineated from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump, 1946-47.

[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]