Name details

Krajnij Peninsula

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2087

Feature type: Peninsula

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

The peninsula lies 2.5 kms north-west of Edgeworth David and about 3.0 kms north-east of Cape Hordern. The peninsula is roughly oval in shape measuring about 1.3 kms by 0.8 kms. It rises to a peak near its western edge. Mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1956.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
66° 13' 51.4" S
-66.23094°
Accurate to 150m
Longitude:
100° 34' 26.6" E
100.57406°
Accurate to 150m
Altitude:
53 m
Accurate to 10m

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Satellite Image
Source Name:
Landsat Image Mosaic Antarctica (LIMA)
Source Identifier:
E164_CIR_432_1X
Source Scale:
1:25000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
Unknown

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