Knox Coast

NASA MODIS satellite image of Knox, Budd and Sabrina coasts

Knox Coast, part of Wilkes Land, is a 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 Lt. Charles Wilkes, and named by Wilkes for Lt. Samuel R. Knox, USN, captain of the USS Flying Fish, who served as acting master on the Vincennes during the Antarctic cruise.^{[citation needed]}

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Knox Coast" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).