Saunders Coast

{{Short description|Coast in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica}} [[File:Ross Ice Shelf and Saunders Coast, Antarctica.A2001315.1840.250m.jpg|thumb|Ross Ice Shelf and Saunders Coast, Antarctica.]] '''Saunders Coast''' ({{coord|77|45|S|150|0|W|scale:4000000|display=inline,title}}) is the portion of the coast of [[Marie Byrd Land]] between [[Cape Colbeck]] and [[Brennan Point]], or between [[Shirase Coast]] in the west and [[Ruppert Coast]] in the east. It stretches from 158°01'W to 146°31'W. The portion west of 150°W is part of [[Ross Dependency]], while the remaining area is unclaimed by any nation. This coast was explored from the air on December 5, 1929, by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] (1928–1930) and was first mapped from aerial photographs obtained on that flight by Capt. [[Harold E. Saunders]], USN, for whom the coast is named. The [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) completely mapped the coast from ground surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959–1965.

'''Saunders Basin''' ({{coord|76|50|S|155|0|W|scale:2000000}}) is an undersea basin in the central Ross shelf named in association with Saunders Coast. Name approved 6/88 (ACUF 228).

{{usgs-gazetteer}} {{West Antarctica}} [[Category:Coasts of the Ross Dependency]] [[Category:Landforms of Marie Byrd Land]] [[Category:King Edward VII Land]]