Knox Coast

{{Short description|Segment of coast in Eastern Antarctica}} thumb|Location of '''Knox Coast''' (red) in Wilkes Land, Australian Antarctic Territory. [[File:Knox, Budd and Sabrina Coasts, Antarctica.jpg|thumb|NASA MODIS satellite image of Knox, Budd and Sabrina coasts]] '''Knox Coast''', part of Wilkes Land, is that portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between Cape Hordern, at 100°31′E, and the Hatch Islands, at 109°16′E.

==History== The coast was discovered in February 1840 by the U.S. Exploring Expedition (1838–42) under Lieutenant Charles Wilkes,<ref name=Stanton>{{cite book|last1=Stanton|first1=William|title=The Great United States Exploring Expedition|date=1975|publisher=University of California Press|location=Berkeley|isbn=0520025571|pages=[https://archive.org/details/greatunitedstate00will/page/175 175]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/greatunitedstate00will/page/175}}</ref> and named by Wilkes for Lieutenant Samuel R. Knox, U.S. Navy, captain of the ''Flying Fish'', who served as acting master on the ''Vincennes'' during the Antarctic cruise.<ref name=gnis/>

==Features== Geographic features include: * Cape Peremennyy

==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 8086| name = Knox Coast | accessdate = 2013-05-12}}</ref> }}

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Category:Coasts of Antarctica Category:Landforms of Wilkes Land