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Definition of Coats land
1. Noun. A region of western Antarctica along the southeastern shore of the Weddell Sea.
Group relationships: Antarctic Continent, Antarctica
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coats Land
Literary usage of Coats land
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Characteristics of Existing Glaciers by William Herbert Hobbs (1911)
"Of the coats land " barrier " it is stated that it formed the terminal face or sea
... The Scotia off coats land, the shelf ice showing to the right in the ..."
2. South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917 by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1920)
"Caird Coast, as I have named it, connects Coats' Land, discovered by Bruce in 190-t,
... The northern part is similar in character to Coats' Land. ..."
3. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1907)
"... his suggested coastline running south-westerly from Enderby Land to south of
70° S., and touching 75° S. immediately to the west of coats land. ..."
4. The Seventh Continent: A History of the Discovery and Explorations of Antarctica by Helen Saunders (Smith) Wright (1918)
""Whether Filchner succeeds in pushing far to the south to the west of Coats'
Land, where he believes he will be able to land on a barrier similar to and ..."
5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1910)
"... Edward VII Land is an extensive reach that probably connects these with South
Victoria Land. On the opposite side, coats land and Enderby Land probably ..."
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