Arctowski Peninsula

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Peninsula, 15 mi long in a N-S direction, lying between Andvord and Wilhelmina Bays on the W coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the BelgAE, 1897-99, under Gerlache. The name, for Henryk Arctowski of that expedition was suggested by the US-ACAN for this hitherto unnamed feature.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctowski_Peninsula
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Coordinates:   64°43'38"S   62°26'40"W
This article was last modified 5 years ago