Oscar II Coast

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Oscar II Coast is that portion of the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula between Cape Fairweather to the north, and Cape Alexander to the south. Discovered in 1893 by Captain C.A. Larsen, who named it for King Oscar II of Norway and Sweden. To the north of this coast is Nordenskjöld Coast.

Further reading

  • Alan Nairn, [https://books.google.com/books?id=893gBwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Oscar+II+Coast%22&pg=PA192 The South Atlantic, Volume 1], P 192
  • Gunter Faure, Teresa M. Mensing, [https://books.google.com/books?id=5Xk482GKlQsC&dq=%22Oscar+II+Coast%22&pg=PA780 The Transantarctic Mountains: Rocks, Ice, Meteorites and Water], P 9
  • R. L. Oliver, P. R. James, J. B. Jago, [https://books.google.com/books?id=KE3wCs13g7IC&dq=%22Oscar+II+Coast%22&pg=PA346 Antarctic Earth Science], P 329
  • Amin Beiranvand Pour, Mazlan Hashim, Yongcheol Park and Jong Kuk Hong, [https://a-a-r-s.org/proceeding/ACRS2017/ID_5_749/212.pdf MAPPING ALTERATION ZONES IN INACCESSIBLE REGIONS USING TARGET DETECTION ALGORITHMS TO SWIR BANDS OF ASTER REMOTE SENSING DATA]

References

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Category:Coasts of Graham Land

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