Name details

Mawson Peninsula

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 128579

Feature type: Peninsula (8)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A high (455 m), narrow, ice-covered peninsula on the W side of Slava Ice Shelf. It extends over 30 mi in a northwesterly direction, terminating in Cape Hudson. Photographed from the air by USN Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Phillip Law of ANARE flew along the peninsula to its northern end in Feb. 1959 and sketched and photographed it. Named by ANCA for Sir Douglas Mawson.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
68° 35' 00.0" S
-68.58333°
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Longitude:
154° 11' 00.0" E
154.18333°
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Altitude:
455 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1961

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