Foyn Coast

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Location of the Foyn Coast

The Foyn Coast is that portion of the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula between Cape Alexander and Cape Northrop.

The coast was discovered in 1893 by a Norwegian expedition under Captain Carl Anton Larsen, who named it for Svend Foyn, a Norwegian whaler of Tønsberg whose invention of the grenade harpoon greatly facilitated modern whaling.

Location

References

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


Coasts of the British Antarctic Territory
Trinity Peninsula

Graham LandNordenskjöldOscar IIFoynBowman •    Palmer LandWilkinsBlackLassiterOrvilleZumberge

Caird

Graham LandDavisDancoGrahamLoubetFallières •    Palmer LandRymillEnglish

Luitpold