Foyn Coast
The Foyn Coast (66°40′S 64°20′W / 66.667°S 64.333°WCoordinates: 66°40′S 64°20′W / 66.667°S 64.333°W) is that portion of the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula between Cape Alexander and Cape Northrop. It was discovered in 1893 by a Norwegian expedition under Captain Carl Anton Larsen, who named it for Svend Foyn, a Norwegian whaler of Tønsberg whose invention of the grenade harpoon greatly facilitated modern whaling.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Foyn Coast" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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