Wilkes, C.

Japanese: ウィルクス,C. - うぃるくす
Wilkes, C.

…The coast is roughly parallel to 66.5° south latitude, and the inland reaches an elevation of 3,000 m. In 1838-42, Charles Wilkes (1798-1877), an American naval officer, explored the Pacific Ocean and Antarctica with five ships. One of the expeditions approached the coast and recognized Antarctica as a continent. Later, the place was named after the captain of the expedition. …

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Japanese:

…海岸はほぼ南緯66.5゜に沿い,内陸部は標高3000mに達する。1838‐42年,アメリカの海軍士官ウィルクスCharles Wilkes(1798‐1877)は5隻の船で太平洋と南極の探査を行い,一隊は沿岸近くに接近し,南極は大陸であることを認めた。後年隊長名を地名に冠した。…

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