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
Location
- Location map: 75°45’0"S, 65°30’0"W
References
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Orville Coast
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Graham Land: Nordenskjöld • Oscar II • Foyn • Bowman • Palmer Land: Wilkins • Black • Lassiter • Orville • Zumberge |
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Graham Land: Davis • Danco • Graham • Loubet • Fallières • Palmer Land: Rymill • English |
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