Danco Coast
The Danco Coast is the portion of the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula 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.
- Type: Shore
- Description: coast in the Antarctic Peninsula
- Also known as: “Danco, Terre de”, “Dancokysten”, and “חוף דנקו”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Jeffries Peak.
Jeffries Peak
Peak
Jeffries Peak is a peak standing southward… Jeffries Peak is situated 2½ km south of Danco Coast.
Danco Coast
- Categories: coast and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-64.7° or 64° 42′ south
Longitude
-62° or 62° west
Elevation
437 metres (1,434 feet)
Open location code
377W72X2+X2
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Danco Coast” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Бряг Данко”
- Cebuano: “Danco Coast”
- Chinese: “丹科海岸”
- Dutch: “Dancokust”
- French: “côte de Danco”
- French: “Côte de Danco”
- German: “Danco-Küste”
- Hebrew: “חוף דאנקו”
- Italian: “costa di Danco”
- Italian: “Costa di Danco”
- Latin: “Danco Litus”
- Latvian: “Danko krasts”
- Limburgan: “Dancokus”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Danco Coast”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Danco Coast”
- Norwegian: “Danco Coast”
- Polish: “Wybrzeże Danco”
- Portuguese: “Costa de Danco”
- Russian: “Берег Данко”
- Spanish: “Costa Danco”
- Spanish: “Danco, Costa de”
- Spanish: “Danco, costa”
- Swedish: “Danco Coast”
- Swedish: “Danco-kusten”
- Ukrainian: “Узбережжя Данко”
- “poka telo Danco”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Brown.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Prieto, Caleta and Sadler Point.
Antarctica: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Livingston Island and Villa Las Estrellas.
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