Banzare Coast

Banzare Coast (67°S 126°E), 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.

Location of Banzare Coast (red) in Wilkes Land, Australian Antarctic Territory.

This coast was spotted by the US Exploring Expedition in Feb. 1840.[1]

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.

References

Stanton, William (1975). The Great United States Exploring Expedition. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 175. ISBN 0520025571.

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