Guest Peninsula

Guest Peninsula

USGS Topograpic Reconnaissance Map sheet "Guest Peninsula" 1:250,000
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 76°18′S 148°00′W / 76.300°S 148.000°W / -76.300; -148.000Coordinates: 76°18′S 148°00′W / 76.300°S 148.000°W / -76.300; -148.000
Length 45 mi (72 km)
Administration
Antarctica
Demographics
Population 0
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Situation map of Guest Peninsula.

Guest Peninsula is a snow-covered peninsula about 45 miles (70 km) long between the Sulzberger Ice Shelf and Block Bay, on Saunders Coast in the northwest part of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Mitchell Peak, located on the peninsula, was sighted by the first Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1929. This feature was defined and mapped as "Guest Island" by the United States Antarctic Service Expedition in 1940. It was determined to be a peninsula by U.S. Geological Survey cartographers from air photos taken by the U.S. Navy, 1962–65. It is named for Amy Guest, a contributor to the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1933-35.[1]

As originally charted, the westernmost portion of what was then thought to be Guest Island was within the Ross Dependency claimed by New Zealand, but none of the peninsula is actually within the claimed sector.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Guest Peninsula". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-10.

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