Feature Name (see definition): Pennell Coast

Feature Class (see definition): Beach

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 11581

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
71° 00' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
167° 00' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 167

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1964

Description (see definition): That portion of the coast of Antarctica between Cape Williams and Cape Adare. Named by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) in 1961 after Lieutenant Harry L.L. Pennell, Royal Navy (RN), commander of the Terra Nova, the expedition ship of the British Antarctic Expedition (BrAE), 1910-13. Pennell engaged in oceanographic work in the Ross Sea during this period. In Feb. 1911 he sailed along this coast in exploration and an endeavor to land the Northern Party led by Lieutenant Victor Campbell.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data