Banzare Coast
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Banzare Coast part of Wilkes Land
, is that portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between Cape Southard
, at 122°05′E, and Cape Morse
, at 130°10′E. It was seen from the air by the British-Australian-New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition, in 1930–1931, led by Douglas Mawson
. The name by Mawson is an acronym of the expedition title.
Wilkes Land
Wilkes Land is a large district of land in eastern Antarctica, formally claimed by Australia as part of the Australian Antarctic Territory, though the validity of this claim has been placed for the period of the operation of the Antarctic Treaty, to which Australia is a signatory...
, is that portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between Cape Southard
Cape Southard
Cape Southard is an ice-covered cape separating the Banzare and Sabrina Coasts of Wilkes Land. Delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Samuel Lewis Southard, Secretary of the Navy under President John...
, at 122°05′E, and Cape Morse
Cape Morse
Cape Morse is a low, ice-covered cape which marks the east side of the entrance to Porpoise Bay and forms the division between Banzare Coast and Clarie Coast, Wilkes Land. It was delineated from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump , and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ...
, at 130°10′E. It was seen from the air by the British-Australian-New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition, in 1930–1931, led by Douglas Mawson
Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson, OBE, FRS, FAA was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer and Academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton, Mawson was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.-Early work:He was appointed geologist to an...
. The name by Mawson is an acronym of the expedition title.