Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Kearns Peninsula (USA) | 72° 03' 00.0" S | 99° 13' 00.0" W | Peninsula |
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Name ID: 136133
Place ID: 17503
A broad ice-covered peninsula between Potaka Inlet and Peale Inlet on the N side of Thurston Island. Named by US-ACAN after Lt. (jg) William H. Kearns, USNR, co-pilot of the Operation Highjump PBM Mariner seaplane that crashed on adjacent Noville Peninsula, Dec. 30, 1946. Kearns and five other survivors were rescued on Jan. 12, 1947. |
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