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Clarie Coast, called Wilkes Coast by Australia, () is that portion of the coast of
Clarie Coast, called Wilkes Coast by Australia, () is that portion of the coast of Wilkes Land
Wilkes Land is a large district of land in eastern Antarctica, formally claimed by Australia as part of the Australian Antarctic Territory, though the validity of this claim has been placed for the period of the operation of the Antarctic Treaty ...
lying between Cape Morse, at 130°10′E, and Pourquoi Pas Point, at 136°11′E. It was discovered in January 1840 by Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville
Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville (; 23 May 1790 – 8 May 1842) was a French explorer and naval officer who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica. As a botanist and cartographer, he gave his nam ...
, who recognized the existence of land lying south of the ice cliffs to which he applied the name Côte de Clarie, after the wife (Claire-Fortunée Roze) of Charles Jacquinot
Charles Hector Jacquinot (4 March 1796 – 17 November 1879) was a noted mariner, best known for his role in early French Antarctic surveys.
Biography
Nevers-born Jacquinot served with Jules Dumont d'Urville in the Mediterranean, and as an e ...
, the captain of his second ship, the ''Zélée''.
It was also spotted by the US Exploring Expedition in Feb. 1840.
References
* Coasts of Antarctica Landforms of Wilkes Land {{WilkesLand-geo-stub