Breidnes Peninsula

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

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

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Place ID: 1814
Name ID: 122906

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 rocky peninsula, 13 mi long and 5 mi wide, between Ellis Fjord and Langnes Fjord in the Vestfold Hills. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and named Breidneset (the broad ness).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
68° 34' 00.0" S
-68.56667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
78° 10' 00.0" E
78.16667°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images


©Nathan Saunders 2009
Catalogue id
IA21854
Caption
Broad Peninsula, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 2800 feet. Looking East.
Photographer
Saunders, Nathan

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:
1-Jan-1956

Related information

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