George V Coast

George V Coast (68°30′S 148°0′E) is that portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between Point Alden, at 148°2′E, and Cape Hudson, at 153°45′E.

Portions of this coast were sighted by the US Exploring Expedition in 1840. It was explored by members of the Main Base party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–14) under Douglas Mawson who named this feature for King George V of the United Kingdom.

The segment of land between these lines of longitude is referred to as George V Land. Mertz Glacier is located in this area.

Further reading

• Cantero ÁLP, Marzal MF, Benthic hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from off George V Coast (East Antarctica), Zootaxa, 26 Jun 2018, 4441(1):121-136 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4441.1.7
• G. D. Williams, S. Aoki, S. S. Jacobs, S. R. Rintoul, T. Tamura, N. L. Bindoff, Antarctic Bottom Water from the Adélie and George V Land coast, East Antarctica (140–149°E) Archived 2020-03-19 at the Wayback Machine, JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, VOL. 115, C04027 https://doi.org/10.1029/2009JC005812
• Eugene Walter Domack ; John B. Anderson ; Dennis D. Kurtz, Clast shape as an indicator of transport and depositional mechanisms in glacial marine sediments; George V continental shelf, Antarctica, Journal of Sedimentary Research (1980) 50 (3): 813–819. https://doi.org/10.1306/212F7AF4-2B24-11D7-8648000102C1865D
• Frezzotti, M., Cimbelli, A., & Ferrigno, J. (1998), Ice-front change and iceberg behaviour along Oates and George V Coasts, Antarctica, 1912-96, Annals of Glaciology, 27, 643–650. doi:10.3189/1998AoG27-1-643-650

External links

• George V Coast on USGS website
• George V Coast on SCAR website
• George V Coast on visibleearth.nasa.gov
• George V Coast long term weather forecast

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from "George V Coast". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.