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[[File:Saunders coast.jpg|thumb|Saunders Coast, between Westarctica and the Ross Dependency]] | [[File:Saunders coast.jpg|thumb|Saunders Coast, between Westarctica and the Ross Dependency]] | ||
The '''Saunders Coast''' (Coordinates: 77°45′S 150°0′W) is that portion of the coast of [[Westarctica]] between | The '''Saunders Coast''' (Coordinates: 77°45′S 150°0′W) is that portion of the coast of [[Westarctica]] between Cape Colbeck and Brennan Point, or between [[Shirase Coast]] in the west and [[Ruppert Coast]] in the east. It stretches from 158°01'W to 146°31'W. | ||
The portion west of 150°W is part of the [[Ross Dependency]]. | The portion west of 150°W is part of the [[Ross Dependency]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The Saunders Coast was explored from the air on December 5, 1929, by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928–30) and was first mapped from aerial photographs obtained on that flight by Capt. Harold E. Saunders, USN, for whom the coast is named. | The Saunders Coast was explored from the air on December 5, 1929, by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] (1928–30) and was first mapped from aerial photographs obtained on that flight by Capt. Harold E. Saunders, USN, for whom the coast is named. | ||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
[[Category: Coasts of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Coasts of Westarctica]] |
Revision as of 21:45, 4 May 2018
The Saunders Coast (Coordinates: 77°45′S 150°0′W) is that portion of the coast of Westarctica between Cape Colbeck and Brennan Point, or between Shirase Coast in the west and Ruppert Coast in the east. It stretches from 158°01'W to 146°31'W.
The portion west of 150°W is part of the Ross Dependency.
Discovery and name
The Saunders Coast was explored from the air on December 5, 1929, by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928–30) and was first mapped from aerial photographs obtained on that flight by Capt. Harold E. Saunders, USN, for whom the coast is named.