Oates Coast [SEP] continent
Oates Coast
Oates Coast () is that portion of the coast of Antarctica between Cape Hudson and Cape Williams. It forms the coast of Oates Land, part of the Australian claim to the Antarctic. 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 F. Scott and three British Antarctic Expedition companions, perished on
Oates Bank
Oates Bank () is a submarine bank off the coast of Oates Land. The name, in association with Oates Coast, was proposed by Dr. Steven C. Cande, Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Name approved 9/97 (ACUF 272).
See also.
- Somov Sea