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Location of Budd Coast (red) in Wilkes Land, Australian Antarctic Territory.
NASA MODIS satellite image of Knox, Budd and Sabrina coasts

Budd Coast (66°30′S 112°0′E / 66.500°S 112.000°E / -66.500; 112.000), part of Wilkes Land, is that portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between the Hatch Islands, at 109°16'E, and Cape Waldron, at 115°33'E. It was discovered in February 1840 by the U.S. Exploring Expedition (1838–42) under the leadership of Lieutenant Charles Wilkes,[1] and named by Wilkes for Thomas A. Budd, Acting Master of the sloop Peacock, one of the ships used on the expedition. A portion of the Puget Sound, Budd Inlet, is also named for Thomas Budd.

  1. ^ Stanton, William (1975). The Great United States Exploring Expedition. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 175. ISBN 0520025571.

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Wilkes Land

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ice sheet Preston Heath, Budd Coast, Wilkes Land, on the continent of Antarctica, but 40 km (25 mi) southeast of the actual coast. It is named after Sir...

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Antarctic Specially Protected Area

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67 km2 (0.64 sq mi) Upload Photo ASPA-103 Ardery Island and Odbert Island, Budd Coast, Wilkes Land Ardery island and Odbert island are among the southernmost...

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Clark Peninsula

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of Australia's Casey Station at the north side of Newcomb Bay on the Budd Coast of Wilkes Land in Antarctica. The peninsula was first mapped from aerial...

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Cape Hammersly

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ice-covered cape midway between Williamson Glacier and Totten Glacier on Budd Coast, Antarctica. It was delineated by G.D. Blodgett (1955) from aerial photographs...

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Totten Glacier

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draining a major portion of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, through the Budd Coast of Wilkes Land in the Australian Antarctic Territory. The catchment drained...

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Taylor Islands

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which established astronomical control stations from Wilhelm II Coast to Budd Coast in January–February 1948. List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands...

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Grace Rocks

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the establishment of astronomical control stations from Wilhelm II Coast to Budd Coast. "Grace Rocks". Geographic Names Information System. United States...

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Bailey Peninsula

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rocky peninsula, about 2.6 km (2 mi) long and 1.5 km (1 mi) wide, on the Budd Coast of Wilkes Land in Antarctica. It is the site of Australia’s Casey Station...

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Colvocoresses

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real admiral Colvocoresses Bay, a bay formed by the right angle of the Budd Coast at Williamson Glacier Colvocoresses Reef, a wholly submerged atoll in...

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Balaena Islands

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the British floating factory Balaena, from which sketches of Knox Coast and Budd Coast were obtained as the result of reconnaissance flights and shipboard...

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Edisto Channel

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establishing astronomical control stations along Wilhelm II Coast, Queen Mary Coast, Knox Coast and Budd Coast. "Edisto Channel". Geographic Names Information System...

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Shawn Budd

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Shawn Budd (born 2 March 1974 in Sydney, Australia), is a professional snooker and pool player that has won major snooker and pool tournaments in Australia...

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List of solar eclipses in the 21st century

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Haupt Nunatak

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which established astronomical control stations from Wilhelm II Coast to Budd Coast. "Haupt Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System. United States...

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Lucky Budd

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Robert "Lucky" Budd is a Canadian author, oral historian, and radio host. He is known for his books based upon the stories of British Columbia pioneers...

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Bednarz Cove

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