Brown Peninsula
| Brown Peninsula | ||
 The Brown Peninsula (right) and Mount Discovery , view from the Ross Ice Shelf |
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| Geographical location | ||
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| Coordinates | 78 ° 6 ′ S , 165 ° 25 ′ E | |
| location | Scott Coast , Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Waters 1 | Ross Ice Shelf | |
| Waters 2 | Koettlitz glacier | |
| length | 16 km | |
| width | 6.5 km | |
 BROWN PENINSULA on the map sheet |
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The Brown Peninsula is an almost ice-free peninsula rising from the Ross Ice Shelf , which is connected to this mountain via an isthmus north of Mount Discovery in East Antarctic Victoria Land . It separates the ice shelf from the course of the Koettlitz Glacier to the west .
It was discovered during the Discovery Expedition (1901-1904) led by the British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott . He wrongly named it Brown Island because of its brownish color and its island-like character. The name was later adapted to the actual nature of the property.
Web links
- Brown Peninsula in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Brown Peninsula on geographic.org (English)