Knox Coast (66°30′S 105°0′E), part of Wilkes Land, is that portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between Cape Hordern, at 100° 31' E, and the Hatch Islands, at 109° 16' E. It was discovered in February 1840 by the U.S. Exploring Expedition (1838-42) under Lt. Charles Wilkes, and named by Wilkes for Lt. Samuel R. Knox, USN, captain of the Flying Fish, who served as acting master on the Vincennes during the Antarctic cruise. Map of Antarctica, with Wilkes Land slightly to the right Wilkes Land is a large district of land in eastern Antarctica, formally claimed by Australia as part of the Australian Antarctic Territory, though this claim is not legally recognised by the signatories of the Antarctic Treaty, which includes Australia itself. ... Cape Hordern () is an ice-free cape, overlain by morainic drift, at the northwest end of the Bunger Hills. ... The Hatch Islands are a small island group off the Budd Coast of Wilkes Land in Australian Antarctica. ... Charles Wilkes Charles Wilkes (April 3, 1798 – February 8, 1877) was an American naval officer and explorer. ... Genera Cheilopogon Cypselurus Danichthys Exocoetus Fodiator Hirundichthys Oxyporhamphus Parexocoetus Prognichthys The Execoetidae or flyingfishes are a marine fish family comprising about 70 species grouped in 7 to 9 genera. ...

This article is based on a United States Geological Survey gazetteer.