Name details

Brown Peninsula

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 112884

Feature type: Peninsula (8)

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A mostly ice free peninsula extending north from Dreary Isthmus which connects it to Mount Discovery, for approximately 20km, where Bratina Island sits at the tip, separated by a system of small ponds on the McMurdo Ice Shelf. The feature is kept ice free by Mount Discovery, sheltering it from the prevailing winds. Rises to 816m at Mount Wise.

Named For

Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE) (1901-04) which named it Brown Island because of its color and island like character. Name changed from Brown Island because this feature is not an island but is joined to Mount Discovery on the Mainland. The change was made by the NZ Antarctic Place Names Committee on 24 May 1961.

Location

Latitude:
78° 06' 00.0" S
-78.10000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
165° 25' 00.0" E
165.41667°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
240 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica, Howat et al. 2018
Source Identifier:
REMA 8m tile 18_34 release 1.1
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Polar Geospatial Center
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Height at reference point

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
24-May-1961

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