Name details

Hole Peninsula

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 140236

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.

Narrative

Prominent, low-lying, largely ice-covered peninsula forming the south-eastern part of Rothschild Island, adjacent to northern Alexander Island. The peninsula is about 17 km long, and includes the eastern part of Desko Mountains, including Schenck Peak.

Named For

Named for Dr Malcom J. Hole, (b. 1960). Senior Lecturer in Geology at the University of Aberdeen and previously a geologist at British Antarctic Survey. Dr Hole completed three geological fieldwork campaigns in Antarctica involving extended overland travel between 1983 and 1987, including working in this area in 1985-86.

Location

Latitude:
69° 39' 00.0" S
-69.65000°
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Longitude:
72° 04' 00.1" W
-72.06670°
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Altitude:
550 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Landsat-8 image courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey
Source Identifier:
https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/
Source Scale:
1:30 m resolution
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
UK APC
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
25-Mar-2021

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