English Coast

{{Short description|Coast in Antarctica}} {{About|a coast in Antarctica|the coastline of England|Coastline of the United Kingdom}} [[File:English Coast.svg|thumb|Northern part on Antarctic Peninsula]] The '''English Coast''' or '''Robert English Coast''' is a portion of the coast of [[Antarctica]] between the northern tip of [[Rydberg Peninsula]] and the [[Buttress Nunataks]], on the west side of [[Palmer Land]]. To the west is [[Bryan Coast]], and northward runs [[Rymill Coast]] east of [[Alexander Island]] across [[George VI Sound]]. This coast was discovered and explored in 1940, on land by [[Finn Ronne]] and [[Carl R. Eklund]] and from the air by other members of the East Base of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS), 1939–41. It was originally named "Robert English Coast" after Captain [[Robert A. J. English]], US Navy, Executive Secretary of USAS, 1939–41, and formerly Captain of the ''[[Bear of Oakland]]'' on the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], 1933–35. The name is shortened for the sake of brevity.<ref name=gnis/>

The English Coast is divided between [[Palmer Land]] on the Antarctic Peninsula and [[Ellsworth Land]] to the south and west.{{fact|date=May 2024}}

== References == {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 4530| name = English Coast | accessdate = 2012-03-02}}</ref> }}

[[Category:Coasts of Palmer Land]]