Knox Coast, part of Wilkes Land, is a portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between Cape Hordern, at 100° 31' E, and the Hatch Islands, at 109° 16' E.
The coast was discovered in February 1840 by the U.S. Exploring Expedition (1838–42) under Lt. Charles Wilkes, and named by Wilkes for Lt. Samuel R. Knox, USN, captain of the USS Flying Fish, who served as acting master on the Vincennes during the Antarctic cruise.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Knox Coast" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).