SCAR Composite Gazetteer

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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Place ID: 7796
Name 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:

Krajnij, poluostrov (Russia)

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

No images of this place could be found.

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

Related information

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