Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Samojlovicha Peninsula (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Samojlovicha Peninsula (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Peninsula
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
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The peninsula lies approximately 14.5 kms due north of Thomas Island. Mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1956.
Named in honour of a well-known Soviet Polar Explorer Professor Rudolf Lazarevich Samojlovich (1881-1940).
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