Etymology

Coats Land

Today it means: A region in Antarctica, westward of Queen Maud Land and forming the eastern shore of the Weddell Sea. Full definition →

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The story

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

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