Whittle Peninsula

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

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

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Place ID: 16006
Name ID: 111927

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.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

forming W side of Charcot Bay and terminating in Cape Kater, Davis Coast, was photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57, and surveyed from the ground by FIDS from "Hope Bay", 1959-60 (BAS 250 sheet SP 21-22/13, 1-DOS 1974); in association with the names of pioneers of aviation grouped in this area, named after Air Cdre Sir Frank Whittle, RAF (b. 1907), British pioneer of gas turbines for jet propulsion of aircraft from 1937 onwards (APC, 1980, p.5).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
63° 49' 00.0" S
-63.81667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
59° 48' 00.0" W
-59.80000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
7-Feb-1978

Related information

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