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 this claim has been held in abeyance for the period of the operation of the Antarctic Treaty, to wh ...

lying between

Cape Morse Cape Morse () is a low, ice-covered cape which marks the east side of the entrance to Porpoise Bay and forms the division between Banzare Coast and Clarie Coast in Wilkes Land, Antarctica. It was delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy O ...

, at 130°10′E, and

Pourquoi Pas Point Pourquoi Pas () is an ice-covered point which forms the west side of the entrance to Victor Bay in East Antarctica. It was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition The French Antarctic Expedition is any of several French expeditions in An ...

, 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 List of explorers, explorer and French Navy, naval officer who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica. As a botanist an ...

, 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 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 ensi ...

, the captain of his second ship, the ''Zélée''. It was also spotted by the

US Exploring Expedition The United States Exploring Expedition of 1838–1842 was an exploring and surveying expedition of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding lands conducted by the United States. The original appointed commanding officer was Commodore Thomas ap Catesby ...

in Feb. 1840.

References

* Coasts of Antarctica Landforms of Wilkes Land {{WilkesLand-geo-stub