Danco Coast

The Danco Coast is the portion of the west coast of the between Cape Sterneck and Cape Renard. This coast was explored in January and February 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Adrien de Gerlache, who named it for Lieutenant Emile Danco who died on the expedition.
  • Shore
  • …lies at an elevation of around 440 metres (1,430 feet)
  • …is also known as “Danco, Terre de”
  • Description: coast in the Antarctic Peninsula

Places of Interest Nearby

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Peak
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2½ km south of Danco Coast

Danco Coast

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Latitude
-64.7° or 64° 42′ south
Longitude
-62° or 62° west
Open location code
377W72X2+X2
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Danco Coast” goes by many names.
Бряг ДанкоBulgarian
Danco CoastCebuano
丹科海岸Chinese
DancokustDutch
חוף דאנקוHebrew
חוף דנקוHebrew
Costa di DancoItalian
Danco LitusLatin
Costa DancoLatvian
Côte de DancoLatvian
Danco CoastLatvian
Danko krastsLatvian
DancokusLimburgan
Danco CoastNorwegian
Danco CoastNorwegian Bokmål
Danco CoastNorwegian Nynorsk
DancokystenNorwegian Nynorsk
Wybrzeże DancoPolish
Берег ДанкоRussian
Danco CoastSwedish
Danco-kustenSwedish
Узбережжя ДанкоUkrainian
poka telo Danco

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