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. It fronts on the southern Indian Ocean between Queen Mary Coast and Adelie Land, extending from Cape Hordern in 100°31' E to Pourquoi Pas Point, in 136°11' E. The region extends as a sector about 2600 km towards the South Pole, with an estimated land area of 2,600,000 km², mostly glaciated. It is further subdivided in the following coastal areas which can also be thought of as sectors extending to the South Pole: Image File history File links Download high resolution version (502x617, 16 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (502x617, 16 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) is the part of Antarctica claimed by Australia. ... For the Antarctic Treaty from the Gundam anime, see Antarctic Treaty (Gundam) The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System or ATS, regulate the international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earths only uninhabited continent. ... Queen Mary Coast () is that portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between Cape Filchner, in 91° 54 E, and Cape Hordern, at 100° 30 E. It was discovered in February 1912 by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-14) under the leadership of Douglas Mawson, who named it for Mary... Adélie Land is the portion of the Antarctic coast between Pourquoi Pas Point at 66°12S, 136°11E and Point Alden at 66°48S, 142°02E, with a shore length of 350 km and with its hinterland extending as a sector about 2600 km toward... Cape Hordern () is an ice-free cape, overlain by morainic drift, at the northwest end of the Bunger Hills. ... Pourquoi Pas Point () is an ice-covered point which forms the west side of the entrance to Victor Bay. ... A sector is a part of a whole. ... km redirects here. ... Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. ...

1. Knox Land: 100°31' E to 109°16' E
2. Budd Land: 109°16' E to 115°33' E
3. Sabrina Land: 115°33' E to 122°05' E
4. Banzare Land: 122°05' E to 130°10' E
5. Clarie Land: (Wilkes Coast) 130°10' E to 136°11' E

In a wider sense, Wilkes Land extends further East to Point Alden in 142°02' E, thereby including Adelie Land, which is claimed by France. Knox Coast (), 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. ... Budd Coast (), part of Wilkes Land, is that portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between Hatch Islands, at 109° 16 E, and Cape Waldron, at 115° 33 E. It was discovered in February 1840 by the U.S. Exploring Expedition (1838-42) under the leadership of Lt. ... Sabrina Coast () is that portion of the coast of Wilkes Land, Antarctica, lying between Cape Waldron, at 115° 33 E, and Cape Southard, at 122° 05 E. John Balleny has long been credited with having seen land in March 1839 at about 117° E. The United States Exploring Expedition under... Banzare Coast (), part of Wilkes Land, is that portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between Cape Southard, at 122° 05 E, and Cape Morse, at 130° 10 E. It was seen from the air by the British-Australian-New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition, in 1930-31, under Douglas Mawson. ... Clarie Coast, called Wilkes Coast by Australia, () is the portion of the Antarctic coast lying between Cape Morse, at 130°10E, and Pourquoi Pas Point, at 136°11E. It was discovered in January 1840 by Captain Jules Dumont dUrville, who recognized the existence of land lying south... Point Alden is an ice-covered point with rock exposures along the seaward side. ... Adélie Land is the portion of the Antarctic coast between Pourquoi Pas Point at 66°12S, 136°11E and Point Alden at 66°48S, 142°02E, with a shore length of 350 km and with its hinterland extending as a sector about 2600 km toward...

Name

Wilkes Land is named after Lieutenant Charles Wilkes (later a Rear Admiral), the American explorer who commanded the 1838–42 United States Exploring Expedition. The naming is in recognition of Wilkes' discovery of the continental margin over a distance of 2,400 km (1,500 miles) of coast, thus providing substantial proof that Antarctica is a continent. This definition of extent excludes the area east of 142°02' E, George V Land, which was sighted by Wilkes but has been shown by later expeditions to be further south than the positions originally assigned by him. Charles Wilkes descenant still lives in England today, the latest in his bloodline is Joseph Wilkes, who lives in Wiltshire, Western England. Charles Wilkes Charles Wilkes (April 3, 1798 – February 8, 1877) was an American naval officer and explorer. ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The United States Exploring Expedition was an exploring and surveying expedition of the Pacific Ocean (the Southern Seas) conducted by the United States Navy from 1838-1842. ...  Sediment  Rock  Mantle  The global continental shelf, highlighted in cyan The continental shelf is the extended perimeter of each continent, which is covered during interglacial periods such as the current epoch by relatively shallow seas (known as shelf seas) and gulfs. ... km redirects here. ... A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... George V Coast () is that portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between Point Alden, at 142° 02 E, and Cape Hudson, at 153° 45 E. Explored by members of the Main Base party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-14) under Douglas Mawson who named this feature for King...

Geology

In 2006 a team of researchers led by Ralph von Frese and Laramie Potts used gravity measurements by NASA's GRACE satellites to discover the 300-mile-wide Wilkes Land crater, which probably formed about 250 million years ago.^[1] Ralph R. B. von Frese is an American geologist at the Ohio State University who identified the Wilkes Land crater with Laramie Potts. ... Laramie Potts is an American scientist at the Ohio State University who identified the Wilkes Land crater with Ralph von Frese. ... Look up Grace in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Map of Antarctica, with Wilkes Land slightly to the right The Wilkes Land crater is a proposed name for a 300 mile (500 km) -wide geological feature, located in Wilkes Land, Antarctica, and centered at , that has been explained as an impact crater. ...