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==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 | 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. | ||
[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Antarctica]] |