Reeves Peninsula (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Reeves Peninsula (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Peninsula
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:
A snow-covered peninsula along the north side of King Edward VII Land. It extends between the lower ends of Dalton Glacier and Gerry Glacier into southern Sulzberger Bay.
This area was explored from the air and rudely mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE), 1928-30. The peninsula was mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN), at the suggestion of Admiral R.E. Byrd, for John M. Reeves (of Reeves Brothers, Inc.) who assisted the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE) of 1928-30 and 1933-35 with contributions of sheepskin-lined coats, and by the development and donation of windproof material for cold weather clothing.
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