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Wilkes Land is a large district of land in eastern Antarctica, formally claimed by Australia as part of the Australian Antarctic Territory, though the validity of this claim has been placed for the period of the operation of the Antarctic Treaty, to which Australia is a signatory.
Wilkes Land crater is an informal term that may apply to two separate cases of conjectured giant impact craters hidden beneath the ice cap of Wilkes Land, East Antarctica. These are distinguished by the names Wilkes Land anomaly and Wilkes Land mascon (mass concentration) , based on terms used in their principal published reference sources.
The mountains of Wilkes Land are located in the region Wilkes Land, East Antarctica, between 100°31' E and 136°11' E. Australia claims this region to be part of the Australian Antarctic Territory. The area are highly glaciated. The availability of reliable data for this region is limited, making the list incomplete and inaccurate.
Location of Wilkes Land (red), Australian Antarctic Territory in Antarctica. Following is a list of glaciers of Wilkes Land in Antarctica.
Location of Clarie Coast (red) in Wilkes Land, Australian Antarctic Territory. Clarie Coast , called Wilkes Coast by Australia, ( 66°30′S 133°0′E / 66.500°S 133.000°E / -66.500; 133.000 ) is that portion of the coast of Wilkes Land lying between Cape Morse , at 130°10′E, and Pourquoi Pas Point , at 136°11
Wilkes Land is that portion of Antarctica which extends between 100°31' E and 136°11' E. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
It was discovered by the United States Victoria Land Traverse of 1959–1960. [2] It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (1961) for the proximity of the western portion of this feature to Wilkes Land, and for the explorations along George V Coast by the United States Exploring Expedition (1838–42) under Lieutenant Charles Wilkes, USN.
Rock formations of Wilkes Land (10 P) Pages in category "Landforms of Wilkes Land" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total.