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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| Linsley Peninsula (USA) | 72° 03' 00.0" S | 98° 11' 00.0" W | Peninsula |
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Name ID: 128082
Place ID: 8485
A broad, roughly rectangular ice-covered peninsula which protrudes into the S part of Murphy lnlet, northern Thurston Island, dividing the inlet into two arms at the head. The peninsula was first plotted from air photos taken by USN Operation HighJump, 1946-47. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Cdr. Richard G. Linsley, USN, pilot of LC-130 Hercules aircraft who made flights in support of the USARP geological party working at Thurston Island in the 1968-69 season. |
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