Coats Land

Location of Coats Land in Antarctica

The sheer ice cliffs of the Caird Coast as seen by Shackleton's Expedition in January 1915

Coats Land is a region in

William S. Bruce, leader of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902-1904. He gave the name Coats Land for James Coats, Jr., and Major Andrew Coats, the two chief supporters of the expedition.^[1]

Research stations

Belgrano II Base (Argentina)

Countries claiming Coats Land

The eastern part of Coats Land is claimed by Norway and is part of Queen Maud Land, the central part being claimed by the United Kingdom and is part of the British Antarctic Territory, and the western part is claimed by Argentina and is part of Argentine Antarctica.^[2]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coats Land
^ "Coats Land | region, Antarctica". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-05-21.

77°00′S 27°30′W / 77.000°S 27.500°W / -77.000; -27.500

This Coats Land location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coats Land

[2] "Coats Land | region, Antarctica". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-05-21.

[1]

[2]

Research stations

Countries claiming Coats Land

See also

References