Feature Name (see definition): Shackleton Coast

Feature Class (see definition): Beach

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 13618

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 82° 00' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 162° 00' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -82

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 162

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1964

Description (see definition): That portion of the coast along the W side of the Ross Ice Shelf between Cape Selborne and Airdrop Peak at the E side of Beardmore Glacier. Named by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) in 1961 after Sir Ernest Shackleton. He accompanied Scott on the southern journey during the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE) (1901-04) and subsequently led three Antarctic expeditions. On the British Antarctic Expedition (BrAE) (1907-09), Shackleton discovered the area beyond Shackleton Inlet to the Beardmore Glacier, and was the first to find a practicable route to the South Pole. Lack of food stopped him 97 miles from his goal.

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