Name details

Eielson Peninsula

Eielson Peninsula (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Eielson Peninsula  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 108645

Feature type: Peninsula

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Peninsula approx. 35km long between Smith Inlet and Lehrke Inlet dividing Wilkins Coast from Black Coast. The name Cape Eielson was originally applied to a "few small, low nunataks about a cape" c. 70°10'S 62°35'W, photographed from the air by Wilkins, 20 December 1928, and named after Carl Ben Eielson (1897-1929), pilot of the Wilkins-Hearst Antarctic Expedition, 1928-29, who with Wilkins made the first flight in the Antarctic, 16 November 1928, from Deception Island. The true identity of the original feature remains uncertain. Eielson Peninsula applied to current feature (APC, 1953, GBR chart 1954). For further information see British Antarctic Territory Gazetteer.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
70° 37' 00.0" S
-70.61667°
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Longitude:
61° 48' 00.0" W
-61.80000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
8-Sep-1953

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