Enderby Land is a projecting landmass of Antarctica. Its shore extends from Shinnan Glacier at about 67°55′S 44°38′E / 67.917°S 44.633°E / -67.917; 44.633toWilliam Scoresby Bayat67°24′S 59°34′E / 67.400°S 59.567°E / -67.400; 59.567, approximately 1⁄24 of the earth's longitude. It was first documented in western and eastern literature in February 1831 by John Biscoe aboard the whaling brig Tula, and named after the Enderby BrothersofLondon, the ship's owners who encouraged their captains to combine exploration with sealing.[1]
Subject to the constraints of the Antarctic Treaty System, the longest-held nation-state claimant rights in the territory is Australia, being a large part of its claimed Australian Antarctic Territory up to various high latitudes towards the South Pole.
Coastal features include Amundsen Bay, Casey Bay and Cape Monakov. Mountain ranges or sub-ranges being crests above pack ice (escarpments), are the Scott Mountains, the Tula Mountains, and the Napier Mountains. The highest peakisMount Elkins at 2,300 metres (7,500 ft) Above Ordnance Datum (conventional sea level).
This article incorporates public domain material from "Enderby Land". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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67°30′S 53°0′E / 67.500°S 53.000°E / -67.500; 53.000
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