Botnneset
| Botnneset | ||
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| Coordinates | 69 ° 44 ′ 0 ″ S , 37 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ E | |
| location | Prince Harald Coast , Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Waters 1 | Fletta , Lützow-Holm-Bucht | |
| Waters 2 | Djupvika , Lützow-Holm-Bucht | |
Botnneset (Norwegian for ground nose ) is a mainly icy peninsula on the Prince Harald Coast of Queen Maud Land in East Antarctica . It is located between the bays Fletta and Djupvika along the south side, correspondingly the "Grund" or "Boden", of the Lützow-Holm Bay . Its eastern, elevated section is the Austhovde headland .
Norwegian cartographers, who also named it, mapped it using aerial photographs taken during the Lars Christensen Expedition in 1936/37 .
Web links
- Botnneset Peninsula in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Botnneset Peninsula on geographic.org (English)