Oates Land
Exploration
Oates Land was discovered in February 1911 by Lieutenant Harry Pennell of the Royal Navy, commander of the Terra Nova, the expedition ship of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13. It is named after Captain Lawrence Edward Grace "Titus" Oates of the 6th (Iniskilling) Dragoons, who, with Captain Robert Falcon Scott and three companions, lost his life on the return journey from the South Pole in 1912.
The coastal region of Oates Land has been photographed or explored by the United States Navy during Operation Highjump (1946–47), the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1958), Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (1959, 1961 and 1962), the US Navy (1960–62), and the US Geological Survey (1963–64).
Features
References
- ^ Geographic Names Information System, "Oates Land", United States Geological Survey; accessed 2020.05.28.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Oates Land". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.