Canisteo Peninsula
| Canisteo Peninsula | ||
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| Coordinates | 73 ° 48 ′ S , 102 ° 20 ′ W | |
| location | Walgreen Coast , Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| Waters 1 | Ferrero Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Cranton Bay | |
| length | 48 km | |
| width | 32 km | |
The Canisteo Peninsula is an icy peninsula on the Walgreen Coast of Marie Byrd Land in West Antarctica . It lies between the Ferrero Bay and Cranton Bay .
It was mapped using aerial photographs of Operation Highjump (1946–1947) in December 1946. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1955 after the USS Canisteo , a supply ship that was used in Operation Highjump.
Web links
- Canisteo Peninsula in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Canisteo Peninsula on geographic.org (English)