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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Evans Peninsula (RUS) | 72° 00' 00.0" S | 96° 45' 00.0" W | Peninsula |
| Name ID: 117924 Place ID: 4383 | |||
| Evans Peninsula (USA) | 72° 01' 00.0" S | 96° 47' 00.0" W | Peninsula |
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Name ID: 124922
Place ID: 4383
Ice-covered peninsula about 30 mi long, between Koether and Cadwalader Inlets in the NE part of Thurston Island. Discovered in flights from the USS Burton Island and Glacier by personnel of the USN Bellingshausen Sea Expedition in February 1960. Named by US-ACAN for Cdr. Griffith Evans, Jr., commander of the icebreaker Burton Island during this expedition. |
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