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'''Fallières Coast''' ({{coord|68|30|S|67|0|W|scale:4000000|display=inline,title}}) is that portion of the west coast of the [[Antarctic Peninsula]] between the head of [[Bourgeois Fjord]] and [[Cape Jeremy]] and lies on [[Marguerite Bay]] and the [[Wordie Ice Shelf]]. On the south it is joined by [[Rymill Coast]], and in the north by [[Loubet Coast]]. Fallières Coast was first explored in January 1909 by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] under [[J.B. Charcot]], who named it for [[Armand Fallières]], then [[President of France]]. |
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Revision as of 11:59, 2 August 2011
Fallières Coast (68°30′S 67°0′W / 68.500°S 67.000°W) is that portion of the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula between the head of Bourgeois Fjord and Cape Jeremy and lies on Marguerite Bay and the Wordie Ice Shelf. On the south it is joined by Rymill Coast, and in the north by Loubet Coast. Fallières Coast was first explored in January 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition under J.B. Charcot, who named it for Armand Fallières, then President of France.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Fallières Coast". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.