Orville Coast

Location of the Orville Coast

The Orville Coast is that portion of the east coast of Palmer Land in the British Antarctic Territory which forms the north-west coastline of the Ronne Ice Shelf, between Cape Adams and Cape Zumberge.

This coast was seen from the air at the cliffs of the Dodson Peninsula and south-westward by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition of 1947–48 commanded by Captain Finne Ronne: Ronne named this coast 'Orville Escarpment' for Captain Howard Thomas Orville of the United States Navy, Head of the Naval Aerological Service and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air) 1943-50, who was largely responsible for formulating the expedition's meteorological programme. The name "Orville Coast" was later given, considered a more useful reference than 'Orville Escarpment'.

The coast was photographed from the air by the United States Navy, 1965-67, and mapped from air photographs by the United States Geological Survey.

See also

• Jaeger Hills

Location

• Location map: 75°45’0"S, 65°30’0"W

References

• Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Orville Coast