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)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Gurnon Peninsula (USA) | 74° 22' 00.0" S | 110° 35' 00.0" W | Peninsula |
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Name ID: 126033
Place ID: 5802
A completely ice-covered peninsula about 10 mi long, between Park and Bunner Glaciers in the NE part of Bear Peninsula, Walgreen Coast, Marie Byrd Land. First mapped by USGS from air photos obtained by USN Operation HighJump in January 1947. Named by US-ACAN after Lt. P.J. Gurnon, USN, a Hercules aircraft commander in Antarctica during Operation Deep Freeze 1965-67. |
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