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The Walgreen Coast (75°30′S 107°0′W) is a portion of the coast of Antarctica between Cape Herlacher and Cape Waite, or between Eights Coast on the east and Bakutis Coast in the west. It is part of Marie Byrd Land. It extends from 103°24'W to 114°12'W. It was discovered by Richard E. Byrd and members of the US Antarctic Service (USAS) by flights from the USS Bear during February 1940.
The Walgreen Coast was named by Byrd after Charles R. Walgreen, president of the retail company Walgreens at the time, who was a funder of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1933–1935, and assisted in equipping the Bear for the USAS, 1939–1941. This coast was mapped in detail by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photographs, 1959–66.
It contains Thwaites Glacier, also known as the "Doomsday Glacier", for its major contributions to sea level rise as a result of climate change.
See also
- Wright Pass
References
This article incorporates public domain material from "Walgreen Coast". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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[it] Costa di Walgreen
La costa di Walgreen (centrata alle coordinate .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .latitude,.mw-parser-output .longitude{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .geo{}body.skin-vector .mw-parser-output #coordinates{font-size:85%;line-height:1.5em;position:absolute;right:0;top:0;white-space:nowrap}75°30′S 107°00′W) è una porzione della costa della Terra di Marie Byrd, in Antartide. In particolare, la costa di Walgreen si estende tra la capo Waite (72°42′S 103°03′W), sulla penisola King, a est, e capo Herlacher (73°45′S 114°12′W), sulla penisola Martin, a ovest, e confina a est con la costa di Eights (e quindi con la Terra di Ellsworth) e a ovest con la costa di Bakutis.[1]Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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