Coats Land

English

Etymology

Named by William S. Bruce, leader of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, after James Coats, Jr., and Major Andrew Coats, who supported the expedition.

Proper noun

Coats Land

  1. A region in Antarctica, westward of Queen Maud Land and forming the eastern shore of the Weddell Sea.
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