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Coats Land

Coats Land proper noun: a region in Antarctica, westward of Queen Maud Land and forming the eastern shore of the Weddell Sea.

Proper noun

Coats Land

  1. A region in Antarctica, westward of Queen Maud Land and forming the eastern shore of the Weddell Sea.

Origin of Coats Land

Named by William S. Bruce, leader of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, after James Coats, Jr., and Major Andrew Coats, who supported the expedition.

Questions about Coats Land

What does Coats Land mean?
Coats Land means a region in Antarctica, westward of Queen Maud Land and forming the eastern shore of the Weddell Sea.
What part of speech is Coats Land?
Coats Land is a proper noun.

Words near Coats Land in the dictionary

  1. coatrack
  2. coatracks
  3. coatroom
  4. coatrooms
  5. coats
  6. Coats Land
  7. coats of arms
  8. coats of mail
  9. coats up
  10. Coatses
  11. coatsful

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